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Canna ‘bangii’
Group(s): Wild Species
Height: Giant, over 3m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Period: Late summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: KRAENZLIN Friedrich
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Friedrich Kraenzlin in 1912, Canna (Balisier) ‘bangii’ is a giant species; green foliage, large, elliptical shaped, acute apex, spreading habit; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured orange-red, staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, flowers in late summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, self-pollinating and also true to type, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 7 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘bangii’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø