Canna ‘Orange Tiger’
Group(s): Italian Group, Variegated Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Orange
Blooming: Low bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Variegated
Form: Branching
Tillering: Slow
Availability: Specialist growers
Canna (Balisier) ‘Orange Tiger’ is a small Italian Group cultivar; green and yellow variegated foliage, ovoid shaped, acute apex, branching habit; clusters of flowers are open, light orange with a wide pale yellow margin, staminodes are large, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, low bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is sterile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is slow.
Canna ‘Orange Tiger’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø