Canna ‘Cosmopolitan’
Group(s): Foliage Group
Series : [Cabana Canna Series]
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Upright
Tillering: Good
Origin: J. Berry Nursery
Breeding: flaccida x ‘unknown’
Availability: Specialist growers
Canna (Balisier) ‘Cosmopolitan’ is a small Foliage Group cultivar; dark green foliage, lanceolate shaped, upright habit; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured red, staminodes are small, edges irregular, petals red with farina, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white and pink; tillering is good.
A member of the Cabana Canna Series series, Canna ‘Cosmopolitan’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is flaccida x ‘unknown’.
Thor Dalebø