Canna ‘lineata’
Group(s): Wild Species
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Foliage: Green
Form: Upright
Tillering: Good
Origin: CICIARELLI Maria de las Mercedes
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Maria de las Mercedes Ciciarelli, botanist., Argentina, Canna (Balisier) ‘lineata’ is a medium sized cultivar; dark green and red variegated foliage, lanceolate shaped, acuminate apex, upright habit; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured orange-red, staminodes are narrow, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not known if true to type, self-pollinating, capsules globose; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white and purple; tillering is good.
Canna ‘lineata’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø