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Canna ‘Allemania’
Synonym(s) : Alemannia,Cattleya
Group(s): Italian Group, Heritage Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Multi-coloured
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: SPRENGER Karl
Awards: Introduced in 1897, earning an immediate Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Also featured in the 1908 RHS outdoor trials at Wisley, England, EU.
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Karl Sprenger of Messrs Dammann et Cie, Italy in 1897, Canna (Balisier) ‘Allemania’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; green foliage, elliptical shaped, green margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green + purple; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; flowers are open, salmon-red with a gold margin, throat gold, staminodes are large, edges irregular, labellum is salmon-red, petals purple, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white and purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Allemania’was awarded Introduced in 1897, earning an immediate Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Also featured in the 1908 RHS outdoor trials at Wisley, England, EU.; is available from specialist growers.
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