Canna ‘indica f. Society Belle’
Synonym(s) : Society Belle
Group(s): Wild Species
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Orange
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Average
Origin: Royal Horticulture Society
Awards: RHS Award of Garden Merit, 2002
Availability: Specialist growers
Canna (Balisier) ‘indica f. Society Belle’ is a tall species; dark green foliage, elliptical shaped, acute apex, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; round flower stalks, coloured green; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured orange, staminodes are long and narrow, edges irregular, partial self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, self-pollinating and also true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 7 cm in diameter, coloured pink and purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘indica f. Society Belle’was awarded RHS Award of Garden Merit, 2002; is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø