Canna ‘Wyoming’
Synonym(s) : Biarritz,Emerald Sunset,G.V. King,Glow of Love,Liberté,Professor Lorentz,Professor Lorenz,Stellar Blut
Group(s): Italian Group, Heritage Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Orange
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Dark
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: WINTZER Antoine
Awards: 1907 RHS Canna Indoor Trials at Wisley, England, Highly Commended. 2002 RHS AGM
Availability: Generally available
Introduced by Antoine Wintzer of The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pennsylvania, USA in 1915, Canna (Balisier) ‘Wyoming’ is a tall Italian Group cultivar; bronze foliage, elliptical shaped, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, self-coloured orange, staminodes are large, good 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 purple; tillering is prolific.
Thor Dalebø