Canna ‘Droitwich’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Multi-coloured
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: DALEBØ Thor
Breeding: Canna Mandy Robinson x Canna Tangerine
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France, France in 2007, Canna (Balisier) ‘Droitwich’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; dark green foliage, oblong shaped, white margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, cardinal-red with a gold margin, throat gold with orange-red spots, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, outstanding 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 pink and purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Droitwich’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is Canna Mandy Robinson x Canna Tangerine.
Thor Dalebø