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Canna ‘Merle Cole’
Synonym(s) : Centennial
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Availability: Specialist growers
Canna (Balisier) ‘Merle Cole’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, branching habit; round main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured red, staminodes are large, edges regular, petals purple, fully self-cleaning, good 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; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Merle Cole’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø