Canna ‘Tropical Sunrise’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Multi-coloured
Blooming: Average bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: Quality Gladiolus Gardens
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Quality Gladiolus Gardens, Arkansas, USA, Canna (Balisier) ‘Tropical Sunrise’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, elliptical shaped, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green + farina; flowers are open, orange and pink-peach , staminodes are medium size, edges ruffled, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, average 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 thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Tropical Sunrise’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø