Canna 'Phasion'

Canna 'Phasion' is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; green, bronze and pink variegated foliage, ovoid shaped, branching habit; oval stems, coloured red; clusters of flowers are open, tangerine-orange and burnt-red, staminodes are large, edges frilled, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning; seed is sterile, pollen is sterile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple; tillering is average. Originally a spontaneous mutation, probably of , as it has been known to revert its foliage colour to that identical to that old cultivar. Sold in the US and elsewhere as Canna Tropicanna®, it was protected under US Plant Patent #10,569. Because the patent was issue on 1998-08-25, it has now expired and propagation is now allowed. The plant can be sold under its cultivar name Phasion.

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Origin[]

The earliest record is dated 1955 in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, in the garden of a gentleman called Mr Rademeyer in the city of Bulawayo. The cultivar was already in the garden when he moved into the house.

History[]

This cultivar has been subject to much legal activity, details of which are available in the link below.

Synonyms[]

Canna 'Andaloucia, - confined to Europe
Canna 'Durban' - confined to Europe. There is a cultivar with this same name grown in the US, but it is distinctly different.
Canna 'Franciscus' - confined to Europe
Canna 'Gold Ader' - confined to USA
Canna 'Inferno'
Canna 'Tiger Stripe'
Canna 'Tropicanna' - a registered trademark and used as a synonym widely throughout the world.

References[]

Cook, Ian – The gardener's Guide to Growing Cannas, Timber Press.

External links[]

NCCPG National Collection: CANNA, Hart Canna The story of the various legal issues surrounding this variety.