Canna ‘River Severn’
Group(s): Aquatic Group
Series : [River Series]
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Yellow
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Upright
Tillering: Average
Origin: DALEBØ Thor
Breeding: C. ‘River Avon’ x C. ‘Endeavour’
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France, France in 2006, Canna (Balisier) ‘River Severn’ is a medium sized aquatic cultivar, equally at home as a water marginal or in the border; dark green foliage, elliptical-acuminate shaped, upright habit; round main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, gold with red spots, staminodes are narrow, 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 globose; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white and pink; tillering is average.
A member of the River Series series, Canna ‘River Severn’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is C. ‘River Avon’ x C. ‘Endeavour’.
Thor Dalebø