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Canna 'Austria'

Flowering plant cultivar

Flowering plant cultivar

FieldValue
nameCanna 'Austria'
genusCanna
groupItalian Group
cultivar'Austria'

'''Canna 'Austria''* is a medium sized Italian Group *Canna'' cultivar with green foliage, oblong shaped, upright habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are cupped, self-coloured yellow, throat orange-red spots on yellow, staminodes are large; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white; tillering is prolific. Introduced by C. Sprenger, Dammann & Co., Naples, Italy, EU in 1893.

Announced along with C. 'Italia', and caused much interest as their large flowers were considered to be a major breakthrough.

The breeding is Canna 'Madame Crozy' x Canna flaccida 'Le Roi'.

Synonyms

  • '''Canna 'Austra''''
  • '''Canna 'Canary Bird''''
  • '''Canna 'King Midas''''
  • '''Canna 'Lemon Zest''''
  • '''Canna 'Richard Wallace'''' - a totally different Crozy Group cultivar.
  • '''Canna 'Souvenir de Jeanne''''

References

  • Garden and forest. / Volume 9, Issue 424. [April 8, 1896, 141-150]
  • RHS Canna trials 1908
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