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Canna ‘City of Portland’
Synonym(s) : Orchid
Group(s): Crozy Group, Heritage Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Average
Origin: WINTZER Antoine
Availability: Generally available
Introduced by Antoine Wintzer of The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pennsylvania, USA, Canna (Balisier) ‘City of Portland’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, white margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; flowers are open, jasper-red (a pink) (RHS 39A) with a narrow yellow (RHS 7A) margin, staminodes are medium size, edges frilled, stamen is gold marked, petals red, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is average.
Canna ‘City of Portland’ is generally available.
Thor Dalebø