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
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.
Origin Antoine Crozy
Height Medium
Foliage Green
Form Spreading
Flower Yellow
Blooming Good bloomer
Flowering July/August/September/October/Until frosts
Tillering Good
Awards RHS First Class Certificate, 1896
Availability Specialist growers only
Canna ‘Admiral Courbet’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, elliptical shaped, spreading habit; round main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, yellow with carmine spots, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals yellow, 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 white; tillering is good.
Winner of an Royal Horticultural Society First Class Certificate in 1896. Still being grown in Europe and Australia.
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.
