Canna ‘Achira variegata’
Group(s): Agriculture Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Late bloomer
Foliage: Variegated
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Prolific
Availability: Extinct
Canna (Balisier) ‘Achira variegata’ is a tall Agriculture Group cultivar; green, white and yellow foliage, very large, oblong shaped, transparent margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green and white; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured red, staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular, late bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are thick, up to 7 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Achira variegata’ is no longer available.
Achira is the generic name for Canna species and their hybrids in the Andes region, where they were grown as a horticultural crop and not as ornamentals. George Nicholson, 1888, described this one as having dark red flowers with large green foliage which has white and yellow variegation, and as being better adapted for indoor culture than out. Still available in 1910.Thor Dalebø