Canna 'Trinacria'
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Canna 'Trinacria' is a tall Italian Group Canna cultivar; with light green foliage, large, oval shaped, branching habit; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured sulphur-yellow, staminodes are large, labellum is sulphur-yellow, stamen is sulphur-yellow, style is sulphur-yellow, petals green, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer; 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.
The flowers show their Canna flaccida heritage and fade very quickly, but while they are young they are an absolute delight.
[edit] References
- RHS Journal of 1908-9.
- Árpád Mühle, 1909. Das Geschlecht der Canna
