Canna ‘Espresso Festival’
Synonym(s) : Angelica,Angelique
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Dark
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: Far East Plants
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Far East Plants, Phillipines, Canna (Balisier) ‘Espresso Festival’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, self-coloured pink, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals red with farina, fully self-cleaning, outstanding 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 purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Espresso Festival’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø