Canna ‘Atropurpurea’
(Foliage Group)
ORIGIN ANNÉE Théodore, 1864
HEIGHT Medium 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Bronze
FORM Branching
Canna ‘Atropurpurea’ is a small Foliage Group cultivar; bronze foliage, small, oval shaped, branching habit; round stems, coloured reddish; flowers are erect, self-coloured red-orange, staminodes are large, edges regular, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is average.
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