Canna ‘Alpha’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Average
Availability: Specialist growers
Canna (Balisier) ‘Alpha’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, elliptical shaped, spreading habit; round main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, salmon with a yellow margin, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals green, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Alpha’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø