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Canna ‘New Sensation’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Origin: SHEPPARD Marcelle
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Marcelle Sheppard Nursery, Texas, USA in 1987, Canna (Balisier) ‘New Sensation’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, spreading habit; triangular main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured burnt-red, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, labellum is burnt-red speckled with gold, stamen is burnt-red rayed with gold, petals purple, fully self-cleaning, outstanding 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 purple.
Canna ‘New Sensation’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø