syn A. Gauthier
(Crozy Group)(Heritage Group) OriginPFITZER Wilhelm ParentageC. ‘Madame Crozy’ x C. ‘Barrone Renwardy’ HeightSmall FoliageGreen FormSpreading FlowerPink BloomingGood bloomer FloweringAugust/September/October/Until frosts TilleringSlow AvailableSpecialist growers only
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.
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.
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.
Named for:
Admiral Schley
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.
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.
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’.
A DISCUSSION ON ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE CANNACEAE FAMILY; OF INTEREST TO GARDENERS, COLLECTORS, AND PROFESSIONALS ALIKE.