Canna ‘Jessie Dalebø’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Dark
Form: Upright
Tillering: Average
Origin: DALEBØ Thor
Breeding: Red Futurity x open
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France, France in 2003, Canna (Balisier) ‘Jessie Dalebø’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; bronze foliage, oval shaped, upright habit; oval main stems, coloured purple with white farina; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured red, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, labellum is occasionally marked with saffron-yellow, petals purple, fully self-cleaning, outstanding 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 pink and purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Jessie Dalebø’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is Red Futurity x open.
Thor Dalebø