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Canna ‘Nepalensis grandiflora striata’
Group(s): Foliage Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Yellow
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Upright
Tillering: Average
Origin: CROZY Antoine
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Pierre Antoine Marie Crozy of Crozy et fil, Lyon , France in 1863, Canna (Balisier) ‘Nepalensis grandiflora striata’ is a medium sized Foliage Group cultivar; glaucous green foliage, oval shaped, upright habit; oval main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, yellow with red spots, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, labellum is yellow with red stripes, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Nepalensis grandiflora striata’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø