Canna ‘Gnom’
Group(s): Premier Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: PFITZER Wilhelm
Availability: Generally available
Introduced by Wilhelm Pfitzer Nursery, Germany, Canna (Balisier) ‘Gnom’ is a small Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, acute apex, branching habit; triangular main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured pale pink, staminodes are large, edges frilled, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, 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; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Gnom’ is generally available.
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