Canna 'Roma'

Canna Italian Group 'Roma' is a tall aquatic Italian Group cultivar, equally at home as a water marginal or in the border; large green foliage, oval shaped, white margin, upright habit; round stems, coloured green & purple; flowers are open, yellow with orange blotches, throat red-orange, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, stamen is orange-red, petals red, fully self-cleaning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white and pink; tillering is prolific. Introduced by C. Sprenger, Dammann & Co., Naples, Italy, EU in 1898.

Canna 'Roma'
GenusCanna
Cultivar groupItalian Group
Cultivar'Roma'
  • Canna 'Roma'
    Canna 'Roma'
  • Extract from 1998 illustration in Revue Horticole
    Extract from 1998 illustration in Revue Horticole

Synonyms
  • Canna 'Cattleya' - sometime used as a synonym for Canna 'Italia' as well.
  • Canna 'Florence Vaughan' - this name belongs to a totally different Crozy Group cultivar.
  • Canna 'Golden Eagle'
  • Canna 'Heinrich Seidel' - this name belongs to a totally different cultivar.
  • Canna 'Jennifer'
  • Canna 'Madame Crozy' - this name belongs to a totally different Crozy Group cultivar.
  • Canna 'Mrs Cozy'
  • Canna 'Orange Humbert'
  • Canna 'Orange King Humbert'
  • Canna 'Papillon'
  • Canna 'Sunburst'
  • Canna 'Yellow King Humbert' - this name belongs to a totally different cultivar.

See also

References
  • Revue Horticole, AndrĂ©, 1898, Trois Nouveaux Cannas Italiens
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