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Canna ‘Perkeo’
Synonym(s) : Evening Star,Fata Morgana,Fatamorgana,Francis Berti,Pink Beauty
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Upright
Tillering: Average
Origin: PFITZER Wilhelm
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Wilhelm Pfitzer Nursery, Germany in 1949, Canna (Balisier) ‘Perkeo’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, acute apex, maroon margin, upright habit; oval main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, cerise-pink with a narrow yellow margin, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, 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 white and pink; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Perkeo’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø