Canna ‘En Avant’
syn. La Garoupe
(Premier Group)
ORIGIN Vilmorin-Andrieux, 1921
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Light green
FORM Spreading
FLOWER Multi-coloured
Canna ‘En Avant’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; light green foliage, white margin, spreading habit; round stems, coloured green; panicles of flowers are open, yellow (RHS 12A) with red (RHS 32A) spots, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, style is yellow, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not known if true to type, not self-pollinating, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white; tillering is average.
