Leprechaun | Canna Cyclopedia

Canna ‘Leprechaun’

Origin DALEBÖ Thor
Parentage Canna ‘Elfin’ x C. ‘Wye’
Height Small
Foliage Green
Form Upright
Flower Red
Blooming Good bloomer
Tillering Slow

Canna ‘Leprechaun’ is a small Foliage Group cultivar; green foliage, small, lanceolate shaped, white margin, upright habit; round main stems, coloured green; half-round flower stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are scarlet and orange-red, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, stamen is scarlet and rose-red, style is scarlet, petals red with farina, 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 purple; tillering is slow.

Canna ‘Leprechaun’

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