Canna ‘Star of India’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Multi-coloured
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Origin: PERCY-LANCASTER Sydney
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Sydney Percy-Lancaster, Alipore Cannas, India, Canna (Balisier) ‘Star of India’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, orange-yellow with a narrow yellow margin, staminodes are narrow, fully self-cleaning, 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 white and pink.
Canna ‘Star of India’ is available from specialist growers.
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