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Canna ‘Tarrytown’
Group(s): Italian Group, Heritage Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Dark
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: BURBANK Luther
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Luther Burbank, Nurseryman, USA in 1896, Canna (Balisier) ‘Tarrytown’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; bronze foliage, elliptical shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured purple; clusters of flowers are open, red streaked with burnt-red, staminodes are large, edges ruffled, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured pink and purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Tarrytown’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø