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Canna ‘Independence’
Group(s): Conservatory Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Yellow
Blooming: Low bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Slow
Origin: ARMSTRONG Robert
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Dr. Robert J. Armstrong of Longwood Gardens, USA, Canna (Balisier) ‘Independence’ is a medium sized Conservatory Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, transparent margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured lemon (RHS 9A), staminodes are medium size, edges regular, stamen is primrose-yellow, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, low 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; tillering is slow.
Canna ‘Independence’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø