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Canna ‘amabilis’
Group(s): Wild Species
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Late summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Good
Origin: T.Koyama & Nob.Tanaka
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Tetsuo Koyama & Nobuyuki Tanaka, Japan, Canna (Balisier) ‘amabilis’ is a medium sized species; mid green foliage, ovoid shaped, acute apex, branching habit; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured red, staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular, petals red, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in late summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, self-pollinating and also true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white; tillering is good.
Canna ‘amabilis’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø