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Canna ‘Corsica’
Group(s): Premier Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Multi-coloured
Blooming: Average bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: Takii Seeds
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Takii & Co., Japan., Japan in late 1990’s, Canna (Balisier) ‘Corsica’ is a small Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; round main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; flowers are reflexed, apricot having a pink blush and with a narrow saffron-yellow margin, throat gold, staminodes are large, edges ruffled, labellum is marked with gold, stamen is gold with apricot markings, petals red, fully self-cleaning, average 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 prolific.
Canna ‘Corsica’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø