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Admiral Aurellan
Canna ‘Admiral Aurellan’
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.
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Admiration
Canna ‘Admiration’
Origin Thor Dalebø
Parentage Canna ‘Auguste 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.
Adolf Ernst
Canna ‘Adolf Ernst’
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.
Named for Adolf Ernst, a leading botanist in the 19th Century, and a correspondent with Charles Darwin.
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Africa
Alberich
Canna ‘Alberich’
syns. Albéric, Albèric, Alberick, Albricht
(Premier Group)
ORIGIN Pfitzer, 1949
HEIGHT Small, under 1 metre
FOLIAGE Glaucous green
FORM Branching
FLOWER Pink
FLOWERING Good bloomer
A small Premier Group cultivar; glaucous green foliage, mucronate shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; round stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, pink (RHS 38A) and salmon, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, labellum is streaked with pale yellow, stamen is markeded with pale yellow, petals purple with farina, 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 white and purple; tillering is slow.
The leaves are distinctively cupped at the tips. Overall, the plant has a wide combination of colours that make it stand out.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Hart Canna, 2000, Internet October 2000.
Alice McGuigan
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 Canna ‘Barbara Hallman’. In the fall, the flowers get a gold overlay.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Canna News, 2005.
Ambassador
Canna ‘Ambassador’
syns Ambassadeur, Ambassador Red, The Amabassador
(Italian Group)
Origin Unknown
Height Medium-sized (1-2 metres)
Foliage Dark
Form Branching
Flower Red
Blooming Good bloomer
Tillering Average
Available Specialist growers only
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