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Canna ‘City of Gloucester’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Dark
Form: Branching
Origin: DAVIS Martin
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Martin Davis of Gloucester, England, Canna (Balisier) ‘City of Gloucester’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green + purple; triangular flower stalks, coloured green + purple; flowers are self-coloured pale pink, edges irregular, labellum is pink with yellow markings, stamen is pink with yellow markings, style is yellow with touches of pink, petals light-red, fully self-cleaning, outstanding 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 and pink.
Canna ‘City of Gloucester’ is available from specialist growers.
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