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Canna ‘Percy Lancaster’
Synonym(s) : African Scarlet Speckle,Color Clown,Gaiety,Sunset,Sunset (1)
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Multi-coloured
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: PERCY-LANCASTER Sydney
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Sydney Percy-Lancaster, Alipore Cannas, India, Canna (Balisier) ‘Percy Lancaster’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, white margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, yellow heavily spotted with red, staminodes are large, edges ruffled, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Percy Lancaster’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø