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.
syn. Inca Arrowroot
(Agriculture Group)
HEIGHT Tall, 2-3 metres
FOLIAGE Green and purple variegated
FORM Branching
FLOWER Red
FLOWERING Good bloomer
Canna ‘Achira Green’ is a tall Agriculture Group cultivar; green foliage, large, oval shaped, sometimes maroon margin, branching habit; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured red, staminodes are long and narrow, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are thick, up to 7 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is prolific.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is RHS Journal of 1847.
Canna ‘Admiral Schley’
(Crozy Group)
HEIGHT Small
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Branching
FLOWER Red
A small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are scarlet, speckled with a deeper red with a narrow yellow margin, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple; tillering is average.
Winfield Scott Schley was a rear admiral in the United States Navy and the hero of the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish–American War.
Canna ‘Aileen’
(Crozy Group)
ORIGIN Sydney Percy-Lancaster
HEIGHT Small, under 1 metre
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Upright
FLOWER Yellow
A small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, upright habit; flowers are open, yellow with yellow-orange spots, staminodes are narrow, edges regular, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white and pink; tillering is average.
In the collection of the Royal Agri-Horticultural Society , Alipore, Calcutta, India in 1966. Still grown in Austra-Asia.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Dr. Khoshoo & Dr. I. Guha: Evolution of Cultivated Canna 1966.
Canna ‘Alba Rosea Grandiflora’
syns. Albo-rosea grandiflora, Peachblow
(Crozy Group)
ORIGIN W. P. Simmons, USA, 1892
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Spreading
FLOWER Pink
FLOWERING Average bloomer
A medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval-acuminate shaped, spreading habit; round stems, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are open, rose and amber, throat rose, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, stamen is amber, style is pale pink, petals purple, average 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; tillering is slow.
Earliest research reference is Henderson’s Catalogue of 1897, which also refers to it’s synonym C. ‘Peachblow’.
