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Canna ‘Showman’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Multi-coloured
Blooming: Average bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: DALEBØ Thor
Breeding: Karla Dalebø x open
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France, France in 2007, Canna (Balisier) ‘Showman’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; dark green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; clusters of flowers are open, cardinal-red and canary-yellow, throat canary-yellow, staminodes are large, edges irregular, stamen is sulphur-yellow with cardinal-red spots, style is canary-yellow, petals red, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Showman’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is Karla Dalebø x open.
Thor Dalebø