Canna ‘Puppet’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Orange
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Dark
Form: Arching
Tillering: Average
Availability: Specialist growers
Canna (Balisier) ‘Puppet’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; dark foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, arching habit; oval main stems, coloured green + purple; triangular flower stalks, coloured green + purple; flowers are open, orange rayed with red, staminodes are narrow, edges irregular, stamen is orange with red stripes, petals purple, fully self-cleaning, good 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 pink and purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Puppet’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø