Canna ‘Primrose’
Synonym(s) : Pfitzer’s Primrose Yellow,Pfitzer’s Primrose Yellow,Primrose Yellow
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Yellow
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Average
Origin: PFITZER Wilhelm
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Wilhelm Pfitzer Nursery, Germany, Canna (Balisier) ‘Primrose’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, pale yellow speckled with pale pink, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, 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; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Primrose’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø