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Canna ‘Chesapeake’
Group(s): Conservatory Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: White
Blooming: Low bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: Longwood Gardens
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by R.J. Armstrong, of Longwood Gardens, USA, Canna (Balisier) ‘Chesapeake’ is a medium sized Conservatory Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured cream, staminodes are large, edges regular, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, low bloomer, 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; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Chesapeake’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø