syn A. Declaux
(Crozy Group)(Heritage Group)
Origin A. Blanc fils
Height Medium
Foliage Green
Form Spreading
Flower Yellow
Blooming Late bloomer
Flowering July until frosts
Tillering Average
Availability Specialist growers only
syn A. Gauthier
(Crozy Group)(Heritage Group)
Origin PFITZER Wilhelm
Parentage C. ‘Madame Crozy’ x C. ‘Barrone Renwardy’
Height Small
Foliage Green
Form Spreading
Flower Pink
Blooming Good bloomer
Flowering August/September/October/Until frosts
Tillering Slow
Available Specialist growers only
Canna ‘Ace of Spades’
(Crozy Group)
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Dark green
FORM Branching
FLOWER Red
FLOWERING Good bloomer
A medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; dark green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; round stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured red, throat orange-red, staminodes are large, edges serrated, stamen is orange-yellow, style is gold with cerise stripes, petals green, fully self-cleaning, good 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 pink and purple; tillering is average.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Anne Glancy, Burke’s Backyard Article, 2002.
Canna Ace of Spades is one of the darkest of the red cannas that I grow.
When the dark blackish red flowers appear, they are quite a sight to behold, they open from dark blackish colored buds also.
This is a short to medium growing canna reaching up to 1.2 meters tall when in flower.
The foliage on these canna plants is green with a dark burgundy colored margin.
This burgundy coloring also carries back onto the leaf over lapping the margin, and the stems on this cultivar are colored a dark burgundy also.
Because it’s one of the shorter growing cannas its perfect for the front of a Perennial border or as a potted plant on your balcony or patio.
Where ever this is grown the unusual colored flowers are sure to catch the eye.
Canna ‘Achira’
syn. Agriculture Group
The term is used in parts of South America to describe canna grown in agriculture, which is normally Canna discolor.
Canna ‘Achira Dark’
(Agriculture Group)
HEIGHT Tall, 2-3 metres
FOLIAGE Bronze
FORM Spreading
FLOWER Red
A tall Agriculture Group cultivar; bronze foliage, large, oval shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; triangular stems, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured red-orange, staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, self-pollinating and also true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 7 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is prolific.
This variety has bronze leaves with pronounced ribs, which make an elegant champagne flute shape as the leaves unravel and flatten out. All canna do this, but I believe that none do it as elegantly. My young grandchildren used to call them ‘fairy glasses’. It is late flowering, producing orange/crimson blooms in late summer/early autumn.
Impressive in size, stately plants that grow to about 2 metres tall with their leaves evenly spread out on the stem giving it a very neat, orderly appearance. This bronze leaf form of Achira has orange/crimson flowers.
Introduced to England from Peru in 1820. Originally thought to be a species in its own right, this is not accepted by modern botanists who consider it to be a Canna discolor variety or a sub-species of indica, depending upon which taxonomist you talk to. It is found along the coast of South America, the West Indies and in temperate valleys of the Andes, usually at the edges of moist thickets or in ditches.
Origin Antoine Crozy
Height Medium
Foliage Dark
Form Upright
Flower Orange
Blooming Exceptional bloomer
Flowering July/August/September/October/Until frosts
Tillering Prolific
Availability Specialist growers only
Canna ‘Admiral Aurellan’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; dark foliage, elliptical shaped, maroon margin, upright habit; round main stems, coloured purple; triangular flower stalks, coloured purple; flowers are open, orange-red with an old-rose blush, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, stamen is gold, petals red, fully self-cleaning, exceptional bloomer, flowers in July until frosts in northern temperate zone, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is prolific.
Origin Antoine Crozy
Height Medium
Foliage Green
Form Spreading
Flower Yellow
Blooming Good bloomer
Flowering July/August/September/October/Until frosts
Tillering Good
Awards RHS First Class Certificate, 1896
Availability Specialist growers only
Canna ‘Admiral Courbet’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, elliptical shaped, spreading habit; round main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, yellow with carmine spots, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in July until frosts in northern temperate zone, 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; tillering is good.
Winner of an Royal Horticultural Society First Class Certificate in 1896. Still being grown in Europe and Australia.
