Canna 'Dreamland'

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Height: small
Flower: pink
Foliage: dark green

 

A small Premier Group cultivar; dark green foliage, ovoid shaped, spreading habit; spikes of flowers are cupped, apricot and peach, throat sulphur-yellow with apricot spots, staminodes are large, edges irregular, labellum is apricot and peach, stamen is sulphur-yellow with apricot spots, style is sulphur-yellow, petals red, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured pink; tillering is average.

Each of the staminodes and labellum are edged with a fine ivory margin, adding the final touch to this delicate dream.

Breeding is Canna 'Theresa Blakey' x open

 

Updated  28/09/2009