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Canna ‘Mrs Kate Gray’
Synonym(s) : Kate Gray,Miss Kate Gray,Queen Anne
Group(s): Italian Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Orange
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Upright
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: MORSE W.H.
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by W.H. Morse in 1898, Canna (Balisier) ‘Mrs Kate Gray’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; green foliage, large, ovoid shaped, maroon margin, upright habit; triangular main stems, coloured green + purple; flowers are open, red-orange and burnt-red, staminodes are large, edges ruffled, petals red with farina, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white and purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Mrs Kate Gray’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø