John Layden | Canna Cyclopedia

Canna ‘John Layden’

Origin DALEBÖ Thor
Parentage A. Eisenbarth x open
Height Small
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Pink
Blooming Outstanding bloomer
Tillering Slow

Canna ‘John Layden’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, transparent margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, cerise-pink with a narrow gold margin, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, outstanding 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 purple; tillering is slow.

Canna 'John Layden'

References

Claines Canna Collection 2006

Cerise with a yellow border. Has pronounced decorative golden petals that add to the normal staminoid display.
Size: Dwarf, about 30cm (1′).
Flower: Cerise with a yellow border. Has pronounced decorative golden petals that add to the normal staminoid display.

Canna ‘John Layden’

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