Canna News: Dr Triloki Nath Khoshoo

Canna News: Dr Triloki Nath Khoshoo: "Born on 27th April 1927, the world of Cannaceae lost Dr Triloki Nath Khoshoo on the 10th June 2002. We have to thank Dr Khoshoo, one of the ..."

Canna 'Goldilocks'

A medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured green; panicles of flowers are open, yellow with red spots, staminodes are narrow, edges ruffled, petals yellow, 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 white; tillering is prolific.

Introduced by S. Percy-Lancaster, Alipore Cannas, Calcutta, India. In the collection of the Royal Agri-Horticultural Society , Alipore, Calcutta, India. Dr. Khoshoo & Dr. I. Guha: Evolution of Cultivated Canna 1966.