.JPG)
Canna ‘Howzat’
Group(s): Australian Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Yellow
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Dark
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: YORKE Bernard
Breeding: Auguste Ferrier x Bengal Tiger
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Bernard Yorke, Australia, Canna (Balisier) ‘Howzat’ is a medium sized Australian Group cultivar; purple foliage, large, ovoid shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green + purple; spikes of flowers are pale yellow and gold, staminodes are medium size, edges lightly frilled, labellum is gold, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, 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 average.
Canna ‘Howzat’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is Auguste Ferrier x Bengal Tiger.
Thor Dalebø