Sunday 14 September 2008

Revisiting Canna 'Albino'


A medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, transparent margin, spreading habit; round stems, coloured green; flowers are open, cream with rose-red spots, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, low bloomer; fertile both ways, not known if true to type, not self-pollinating; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white.

The name was in use in 1942 when Kelsey and Dayton included it in their work "Standardized Plant Names".

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