Canna ‘Dawn’s Early Light’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Yellow
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Late summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Good
Origin: HARRIS Alice
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Alice Harris of Karchesky Canna, Pennsylvania, USA, Canna (Balisier) ‘Dawn’s Early Light’ is a tall Crozy Group cultivar; mid green foliage, elliptical shaped, acuminate apex, white margin, branching habit; clusters of flowers are cupped, self-coloured butter-yellow, throat gold, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals green, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in late summer until frosts, 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 good.
Canna ‘Dawn’s Early Light’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø