Canna ‘Salmon Pink’
Synonym(s) : Pfitzer’s Salmon Pink,Pfitzer’s Rose Coral,Pfitzer’s Salmon,Pfitzers Salmon Pink
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: PFITZER Wilhelm
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Wilhelm Pfitzer Nursery, Germany, Canna (Balisier) ‘Salmon Pink’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, large, oval shaped, branching habit; round main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured salmon, throat yellow, staminodes are medium size, edges ruffled, labellum is salmon, stamen is yellow with salmon markings, style is yellow, petals red, 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 and pink; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Salmon Pink’ is available from specialist growers.
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