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Canna ‘Admiration’
Group(s): Premier Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Dark
Form: Branching
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: DALEBØ Thor
Breeding: Canna ‘Auguste Ferrier’ x C. ‘Theresa Blakey’
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France, France in 2008, Canna (Balisier) ‘Admiration’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, ovoid shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured purple + farina; triangular flower stalks, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured apricot, staminodes are large, edges irregular, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Admiration’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is Canna ‘Auguste Ferrier’ x C. ‘Theresa Blakey’.
Thor Dalebø