Wednesday 29 October 2008

New this year, Canna 'Jubilee'


A medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, branching habit; spikes of flowers are open, gold heavily spotted with orange-red, staminodes are large, edges irregular, stamen is gold heavily spotted with orange-red, style is gold, 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 white and purple; tillering is prolific.

Introduced by Malcolm Dalebö, Claines Canna Collection, Worcester, England, EU in 2008. Breeding is C. 'Eureka' x open.

2 comments:

  1. I really like this one Malcolm.
    You must be pleased.
    Mal

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  2. Yes, we are delighted with this one. It seems to have a high tolerance to poor weather conditions as well.

    I will put one aside for you for next year.

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