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Cultivar

Egandale

Canna ‘Egandale’

(Crozy Group)

HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Bronze
FORM Branching
FLOWER Red
FLOWERING Good bloomer
AWARDS Bronze Medal at World’s Fair, Chicago, 1893.

Canna ‘Egandale’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; bronze foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured cherry-red, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, 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 average.

Canna 'Egandale'
References
Prof. L.H. Bailey, Garden & Forest 1893
A very dark leaved and dull red variety of great merit. Participated in the 1893 Columbian Exposition.
Garden & Forest, 1894
Garden and forest. / Volume 7, Issue 326. [May 23, 1894, miscellaneous front pages, i-ii] EGANDALE.-Foliage dark maroon and green, very similar in coloring to the old Robusta Perfecta, although more erect in habit; very compact, throwing up numerous heads of bloom which rank with the best in quality, both in size of the heads and quality of the flower; color, bright cherry. Will be particularly sought after, as it is undoubtedly the best dark-leaved sort at the present time for outdoor bedding. Bronze Medal awarded for this at World’s Fair, Chicago, 1893.
Garden & Forest, 22 August 1894
Very promising, and apparently is better as a foliage plant than President Carnot. Note: Implies that it has dark foliage and is medium height.
Peter Henderson & Co, Catalogue 1897
A fine dark foliaged variety with flowers of a soft currant red, very distinct and striking in appearance.
RHS Journal of 1908-9
Featured in 1908 outdoor trials at Wisley. Gladiolus-flowered, dark foliage and deep-red flowers.
Conard & Jones Catalogue, 1915
Egandale Cherry-red flowers; fine, rich bronze foliage.
Cultivar

Ehemannii

Canna ‘Ehemannii’

(Foliage Group)

ORIGIN ANNÉE Théodore
PARENTAGE iridiflora was pollen parent and speciosa was the seed parent.
HEIGHT Tall, 2-3 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Spreading
FLOWER Pink
AWARDS 1880, R.H.S. First Class Certificate, 2002 RHS ‘AGM..

Canna ‘Ehemannii’ is a tall Foliage Group cultivar; green foliage, oval-acuminate shaped, spreading habit; round stems, coloured green; flowers are pendant panicles, self-coloured carmine, staminodes are large, edges regular, labellum is carmine, petals red, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is fertile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is prolific.

From Monsieur Anneé a hybrid cross of C. iridiflora and C. indica var. warscewiczii. It was distributed by M. Kolb, Inspector of the Botanical Garden at Munich, who first distributed it as C. ‘iridiflora hybrida’, but later as C. ‘Ehemanni’ after Herr Ehemann of Stuttgart.

In 1880 this variety was awarded the R.H.S. First Class Certificate, and then in 2002 (122 years later) it was awarded the Award of Garden Merit (AGN) at the RHS Wisley trials. The two highest awards possible and earned 122 years apart. It says it all for the quality of this hybrid.

Canna ‘Ehemannii’

Our earliest reference to this specimen is RHS First-class Certificate (Hooper 1880).

Cultivar

Eileen Gallo

Canna ‘Eileen Gallo’

syns. Eileen Gail, Eileen Gale, Elaine Gallow, Ellen Gallow
(Crozy Group)

ORIGIN HAGER Ben
HEIGHT Small, under 1 metre
FOLIAGE Green and purple variegated
FORM Branching
FLOWER Pink

Canna ‘Eileen Gallo’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, branching habit; oval stems, coloured green + purple; flowers are open, pale pink and apricot, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, 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 and purple; tillering is average.

Mr Hager is renowned primarily as a highly successful breeder of Iris and Hemerocallis, so we are grateful that he has produced such a fine hybrid for canna enthusiasts.

Canna 'Eileen Gallo'
Canna 'Eileen Gallo'
Canna 'Eileen Gallo'

Our earliest reference to this specimen is David Clulow, 2001.

Cultivar

Elfin

Canna ‘Elfin’

(Foliage Group)

ORIGIN DALEBÖ Thor, 2003
PARENTAGE A sport of Canna ‘Pixie’
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Spreading
FLOWER Multi-coloured

Canna ‘Elfin’ is a medium sized Foliage Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; round stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are erect, salmon-red and peach, throat pale yellow, staminodes are narrow, edges regular, 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 prolific.

Cultivar

Ella Dalebö

Canna ‘Ella Dalebö’

(Premier Group)

ORIGIN DALEBÖ Thor, 2006
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Branching
FLOWER Pink

Canna ‘Ella Dalebö’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; triangular stems, coloured green; panicles of flowers are open, apricot and fuchsia, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, 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 prolific.

Canna ‘Ella Dalebö’