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Annei Rosea
Canna ‘Annei Rosea’
(Foliage Group)
ORIGIN CHATÉ E.
PARENTAGE unknown x Annei
HEIGHT Tall, 2-3 metres
FOLIAGE Dark green
FORM Upright
FLOWER Pink
FLOWERING Late bloomer
Canna ‘Annei Rosea’ is a tall Foliage Group cultivar; dark green foliage, very large, lanceolate shaped, maroon margin, upright habit; round stems; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured carmine-rose, staminodes are narrow, edges irregular, stamen yellow; petals red, not self-cleaning, late bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is fertile; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured pink and purple; tillering is prolific.
The flowers are few and late, and this is primarily a foliage plant, with leaves averaging about 2 ft. 4 ins long.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Le Canna, E. Chaté et fils, 1867.
Athena
Canna ‘Athena’
ORIGIN WILLIAMS Brian, USA
PARENTAGE C. Intrigue mutation
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Variegated
FORM Upright
FLOWER Orange
FLOWERING Average bloomer
Canna ‘Athena’ is a medium sized Foliage Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, lanceolate shaped, white margin, upright habit; oval main stems, coloured green + purple; round flower stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured apricot-orange, staminodes are long and narrow, labellum is apricot-orange with yellow stripe, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertility unknown; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured pink and purple; tillering is average. Introduced by Brian Williams, Louisville, Kentucky, USA..
Photographs courtesy of Brian’s Botanicals.Atronigricans
Canna ‘Atronigricans’
(Foliage Group)
ORIGIN Jardin de la ville de Paris, 1864
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Dark
FLOWER Orange
Canna ‘Atronigricans’ is a medium sized Foliage Group cultivar; dark foliage; flowers are erect, self-coloured orange-yellow, staminodes are narrow, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured purple.
Grown principally for its foliage, which appears to be black. Still grown in France.
Atropurpurea
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.
Auguste Ferrier
Canna ‘Auguste Ferrier’
syn. Red Stripe
(Foliage Group)(Variegated Group)
HEIGHT Giant, over 3 metres
FOLIAGE Green and purple variegated
FORM Upright
FLOWER Red
FLOWERING Low bloomer
Canna ‘Auguste Ferrier’ is a giant Foliage Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, large, oval shaped, maroon margin, upright habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are erect, self-coloured orange-red, staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular, petals red, fully self-cleaning, low bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating, capsules round.
Aurantiaca splendida
Canna ‘Aurantiaca splendida’
(Foliage Group)
ORIGIN Jardin de la ville de Paris, 1864
HEIGHT Giant, over 3 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Upright
FLOWER Orange
Canna ‘Aurantiaca splendida’ is a giant Foliage Group cultivar; green foliage, very large, upright habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are erect, self-coloured orange, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals red with farina, fully self-cleaning, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 7 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple; tillering is prolific.
Beyadère
Canna ‘Beyadère’
HEIGHT Tall, 2-3 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FKOWERS Red
Canna ‘Beyadère’ is a tall cultivar; green foliage; flowers are red and yellow, blooms open in the early morning.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Hart Canna, 2000, Internet October 2000.
Bill Johnson
Canna ‘Bill Johnson’
(Foliage Group)
HEIGHT Tall, 2-3 metres
FKOWERS Red
FOLIAGE Green and purple variegated
FORM Spreading
Canna ‘Bill Johnson is a tall Foliage Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, large, oval shaped, spreading habit; flowers are self-coloured red, staminodes are small, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating; rhizomes are tuber-like groups, coloured purple; tillering is average.
Growing in the collection of Keith & Christine Hayward in 2001.