Canna ‘River Teme’
Group(s): Aquatic Group
Series : River Series
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: White
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Upright
Tillering: Slow
Origin: DALEBØ Thor
Breeding: C. glauca x C. indica
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France, France in 2005, Canna (Balisier) ‘River Teme’ is a small aquatic cultivar, equally at home as a water marginal or in the border; glaucous green foliage, lanceolate shaped, acute apex, upright habit; round main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured ivory, staminodes are narrow, edges regular, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, 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; tillering is slow.
A member of the River Series series, Canna ‘River Teme’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is C. glauca x C. indica.
Thor Dalebø