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Ace of Spades
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.
Cannas-Australia.com write…
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.
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.
References
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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Aida
Alaska
Alba Rosea Grandiflora
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’.
Albino
Canna ‘Albino’
ORIGIN Antoine Wintzer of The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, PA, USA
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Upright
FLOWER Cream
FLOWERING Low bloomer
Canna Albino is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, transparent margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stems, coloured green; flowers are open, cream with rose-red spots, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, low 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.
The earliest reference to this cultivar was Conard & Jones Catalogue, 1898
Albino. (New 1897.) Pink centre, broadly margined with ivory white, large finely formed trusses of Charming flowers. Entirely novel and distinct. Price. 50 cents each postpaid ; $5.00 per doz. by express.
