Aristote

Canna ‘Aristote’
syn. Tropical Rose, Japanese Rose
(Miniature Group)

ORIGIN Truffaut, 1949
HEIGHT Miniature
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Spreading
FLOWER Pink
FLOWERING Average bloomer

Canna ‘Aristote’ is a miniature sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, spreading habit; round main stems, coloured green; flowers are cupped, self-coloured pink, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, self-pollinating , not true to type, capsules globose.

This attractive cultivar was grown as a border edging at Kew Gardens for several years.

Ian Cooke, The Gardeners Guide to Growing Cannas
(S) The flower colour of this cultivar is a silvery pink, appearing quite dark in the shade but glistening almost white in the sun. The petals are slightly cupped and the leaves are green. Available from Pierre Turc in France
Hart Canna, 2000, Internet October 2000
Flowers pink. Leaves green. Small.
Hart Canna, 2001, Catalogue
Syn. ‘Tropical Rose’. Very short. Green foliage. Strong pink flowers. Grown as a border edging at Kew Gardens for the past few years. £9.50 for 3 rhizomes.
KAVB International Canna Checklist, September 2004
G. Truffaut, 1949; flowers pink, leaves green, height over 80 cm.
Claines Canna Collection 2006
Summary: A classic patio plant, small in height but a prolific grower providing colour from early summer through until the first frosts. Single pink flowers are clustered in terminal spikes and held perfectly above the green leaves. Size: Small in height, prolific grower. Height 60-75cm (24-30in). Flower: Single flowers clustered in terminal spikes. Flowers of deep rose pink, which are held perfectly above the leaves. Flowers summer and early autumn. Foliage: Produces lush, arching green foliage.

Athena

Canna ‘Athena’

(Foliage Group)

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.
https://plantlust.com/plants/33150/canna-athena/
Canna Athena is a beautiful variegated mutation found off of Canna intrigue. The leaves are narrow and upright just like intrigue but parts of the plant have blotches of either green or purple. This is the same variegation seen in Canna Cleopatra. The variegation is a bit unstable like cleopatra it can revert to a totally green plant or back to intrigue if not kept in check. I keep it in check by cutting any sold color portions out. The flowers are peach orange when the purple runs up the flower or yellow. Plants are all propagated by cuttings and some may have more green or purple than others. This plant should be great for collectors of variegated cannas. Since it is new and only propagated from cutting we will have only limited stock. This plant is also non virus sense stock plant was cleaned and we have been careful to propagated it with only clean tools.

Cannova Bronze Orange

Canna ‘Cannova® Bronze Orange’

(Miniature Group)

ORIGIN Takii Seed
HEIGHT Miniature, up to 0.5 metre
FOLIAGE Bronze
FORM Branching
FLOWER Orange
FLOWERING Good bloomer

Canna ‘Cannova® Bronze Orange’ is a Miniature Group cultivar; bronze foliage, ovoid shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; round stems, coloured green + purple; flowers are open, self-coloured orange, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, style is orange, petals green, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured pink; tillering is average.

Cannova Mango

Canna ‘Cannova® Mango’

(Miniature Group)

ORIGIN Takii Seed
HEIGHT Miniature, up to 0.5 metre
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Branching
FLOWER Pink
FLOWERING Good bloomer

Canna ‘Cannova® Mango’ is a Miniature Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; round flower stems, coloured green; flowers are self-coloured mango, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, true to type, not self-pollinating, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is average.

Canna ‘Cannova Mango’ J. Parkers

Cannova Red

Canna ‘Cannova® Red’

(Miniature Group)

ORIGIN Takii Seed
HEIGHT Miniature, up to 0.5 metre
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Branching
FLOWER Red
FLOWERING Good bloomer

Canna ‘Cannova® Red’ is a Miniature Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; round flower stems, coloured green; flowers are self-coloured red, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, true to type, not self-pollinating, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is average.

Canna ‘Cannova Red’ J. Parkers

Cannova Rose

Canna ‘Cannova® Rose’

(Miniature Group)

ORIGIN Takii Seed
HEIGHT Miniature, up to 0.5 metre
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Branching
FLOWER Pink
FLOWERING Good bloomer

Canna ‘Cannova® Rose’ is a Miniature Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; round flower stems, coloured green; flowers are self-coloured pink, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, true to type, not self-pollinating, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white; tillering is average.

Canna ‘Cannova Rose’ J. Parkers

Ellen Layden

Canna ‘Ellen Layden’
(Miniature Group)

ORIGIN DALEBÖ Thor, 2006
PARENTAGE Seedling of C. ‘Topaz’ x C. ‘Theresa Blakey’.
HEIGHT Small, under 1 metre
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Branching
FLOWER Pink

Canna ‘Ellen Layden’ is a small Miniature Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; triangular stems, coloured green; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured deep-pink, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, labellum is gold with a deep-pink margin, stamen is gold with a narrow deep-pink margin, style is gold, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, 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 average.

Canna ‘Ellen Layden’