Canna ‘Papa’
Group(s): Crozy Group, Heritage Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Dark
Form: Branching
Tillering: Good
Availability: Specialist growers
Canna (Balisier) ‘Papa’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; dark foliage, ovoid shaped, acute apex, branching habit; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured orange-red, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals purple, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, blooms open in the evening; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is good.
Canna ‘Papa’ is available from specialist growers.
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