Canna ‘J.B. van der Schoot’
Synonym(s) : Dr van der Schoot
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Multi-coloured
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: PFITZER Wilhelm
Awards: RHS Award of Merit 1907
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Wilhelm Pfitzer Nursery, Germany in 1902, Canna (Balisier) ‘J.B. van der Schoot’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, gold heavily spotted with deep-crimson, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is average.
Canna ‘J.B. van der Schoot’was awarded RHS Award of Merit 1907; is available from specialist growers.
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