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Canna ‘Hellas’
Group(s): Italian Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Multi-coloured
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Slow
Origin: SPRENGER Karl
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Karl Sprenger of Messrs Dammann et Cie, Italy, Canna (Balisier) ‘Hellas’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, white margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, lemon with maroon spots, staminodes are large, edges frilled, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white; tillering is slow.
Canna ‘Hellas’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø