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 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 , C.I. Palmer, 2006 HEIGHT Small, under 1 metre FOLIAGE Green FORM Branching FLOWER Pink FLOWERING Exceptional bloomer
A small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, branching habit; flowers are self-coloured pink, fully self-cleaning, exceptional 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 and pink; tillering is prolific.
HEIGHT Small, under 1 metre FOLIAGE Green FORM Spreading FLOWER Yellow FLOWERING Good bloomer
Canna ‘Amber Cup’ is a small Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, small, oval shaped, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are cupped, self-coloured amber, edges regular, good bloomer, 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 white.
After one day it is bleached white, but it is still very appealing because of its pleasant colouring when first open.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Claines Canna Collection 2006.
HEIGHT Small, under 1 metre FOLIAGE Dark FLOWERS Pink FORM Spreading
Canna ‘Angeline’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; dark foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; round stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, salmon with a yellow blush, petals red, blooms open in the early morning; fertility unknown.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Hart Canna, 2000, Internet October 2000.
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