Canna ‘Whithelm Pride’
Synonym(s) : Whitham Pride
Group(s): Premier Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Dark
Form: Branching
Tillering: Slow
Origin: Agrexco
Awards: RHS AGM after 2002 Canna Trials
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by The Israeli Research and Development Company Ltd. , Israel, Canna (Balisier) ‘Whithelm Pride’ is a small Premier Group cultivar; dark foliage, ovoid shaped, acute apex, maroon margin, branching habit; flowers are open, self-coloured salmon, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals purple, fully self-cleaning, good 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; tillering is slow.
Canna ‘Whithelm Pride’was awarded RHS AGM after 2002 Canna Trials; is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø