Admiral Aurellan

Canna ‘Admiral Aurellan’

(Crozy Group)(Heritage Group)

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.

Canna ‘Admiral Aurellan’ Thor Dalebø.
References
One of Crozy’s for 1895, is several points ahead of J.D. Cabos. The flowers, on comparison, are larger and more regular in outline.
Claines Canna Collection
Medium height. Orange-red blooms with dark-red markings. Leaves dark green with much exotic purple variegation. Seed fertile.

Admiration

Canna ‘Admiration’

(Premier Group)

Origin Thor Dalebø
Parentage CannaAuguste Ferrier’ x C. ‘Theresa Blakey
Height Medium
Foliage Dark
Form Branching
Flower Pink
Blooming Outstanding bloomer
Flowering June/July/August/September/October/Until frosts
Tillering Prolific
Availability Specialist growers only

Canna ‘Admiration’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, ovoid shaped, acute apex, maroon margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured purple + farina; triangular flower stalks, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured apricot, staminodes are large, edges irregular, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, flowers in June 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 and pink; tillering is prolific.

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Adolf Ernst

Canna ‘Adolf Ernst’

(Crozy Group)(Heritage Group)

Origin G. Ernst
Height Medium
Foliage Green
Form Spreading
Flower Red
Blooming Good bloomer
Flowering July/August/September/October/Until frosts
Tillering Good
Availability Specialist growers only

Canna ‘Adolf Ernst’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oblong shaped, white margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured red, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals red with farina, 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 pink and purple; tillering is good.

Canna ‘Adolf Ernst’

Named for Adolf Ernst, a leading botanist in the 19th Century, and a correspondent with Charles Darwin.

Adolf Ernst
References
Adolf Ernst. (Ernst.) sheet work darkly brown roth. Dolden largely, well built. Flowers darkly zinnoberroth. One the best ones of the older sorts.
Confirmed that the plant name is currently in use.
Claines Canna Collection
Medium height. Maroon red, with flecks of yellow margin. Green foliage with white border.

 

Alberich

Canna ‘Alberich’

syns Albéric, Albèric, Alberick, Albricht
(Premier Group)

Origin PFITZER Wilhelm
Height Small
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Pink
Blooming Good bloomer
Tillering Slow
Available Specialist growers only

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Alt Württemberg

Canna ‘Alt Württemberg’
(Premier Group)

ORIGIN Pfitzer, 1949
HEIGHT Tall, 2-3 metres
FOLIAGE Dark
FORM Arching
FLOWER Red
FLOWERING Exceptional bloomer

Canna Alt Württemberg is a tall Premier Group cultivar; dark foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, arching habit; oval stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, self-coloured orange-red, staminodes are large, edges regular, petals red with farina, fully self-cleaning, exceptional 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 purple; tillering is slow.

Our earliest reference to this specimen is Hart Canna, 2000, Internet October 2000.

Amazon Butterfly

Canna ‘Amazon Butterfly’
(Crozy Group)

ORIGIN HALLMAN D.
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FLOWER Pink
FOLIAGE Dark
FORM Spreading

Canna Amazon Butterfly is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; dark foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; round stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, pink with a rose margin, staminodes are large, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not known if true to type, not self-pollinating.

This is the sister plant to CannaBarbara Hallman’. In the fall, the flowers get a gold overlay.

Our earliest reference to this specimen is Canna News, 2005.