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Canna ‘Preference’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Upright
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: DALEBØ Thor
Breeding: Canna ‘Oiseau de Feu’ x Canna ‘Falstaff’
Availability: Extinct
Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France, France in 2006, Canna (Balisier) ‘Preference’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, transparent margin, upright habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured orange-red, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, labellum is orange-red, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Preference’ is no longer available; breeding is Canna ‘Oiseau de Feu’ x Canna ‘Falstaff’.
Thor Dalebø