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Canna ‘Upton’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Orange
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Period: Early summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Arching
Tillering: Slow
Origin: DALEBØ Thor
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France, France in 2007, Canna (Balisier) ‘Upton’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; dark green foliage, oval shaped, white margin, arching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, red-orange with a rose-red blush, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, labellum is red-orange and gold, stamen is gold with cadmium-orange spots, style is gold, petals purple, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, flowers in early 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 pink and purple; tillering is slow.
Canna ‘Upton’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø