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Canna ‘Polonaise’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Multi-coloured
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: YORKE Bernard
Breeding: C. ‘Annjee'( C. ‘Una’ x open) x C. ‘Cardinal’
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Bernard Yorke, Australia in 2006, Canna (Balisier) ‘Polonaise’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, magenta with a wide yellow margin, staminodes are large, edges regular, petals red, 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 pink and purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Polonaise’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is C. ‘Annjee'( C. ‘Una’ x open) x C. ‘Cardinal’.
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