Description
Canna ‘Admiration’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, ovoid shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured purple + farina; triangular flower stems, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured apricot, staminodes are large, edges irregular, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is prolific.
Introduced by Thor Dalebö, Claines Canna Collection, Normandy, France.
The breeding is Canna ‘Auguste Ferrier’ x Canna ‘Theresa Blakey’