Tuesday, 25 March 2008

Introducing Canna 'Marilyn'


A medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; dark green foliage, oblong shaped, maroon margin, upright habit; triangular stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured red, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals purple, fully self-cleaning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is average.

Introduced by Martin Davis, Gloucester, England, EU., and named for his souse, Marilyn.

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  1. Just saw this after Googling myself. You'll see why I'm taken with this posting when you read my actual name.

    Marilyn Canna
    Chicago, Illinois, USA

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