Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France, France in 2007, Canna (
Balisier) ‘Dessert’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; dark green foliage, ovoid shaped, transparent margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open,
apricot and pale yellow, staminodes are large, edges frilled, stamen is yellow, style is yellow, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, average 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; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Dessert’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is Canna Topaz x Canna Ella Dalebø.
Thor Dalebø