Canna ‘Napoleon’
Origin Unknown
Height Medium
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Pink
Blooming Good bloomer
Flowering June through until frosts
Tillering Slow
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Nepalensis grandiflora
Canna ‘Nepalensis grandiflora’
syn Summer Joy
(Foliage Group)
Origin CROZY Antoine
Height Medium
Foliage Green
Form Upright
Flower Multi-coloured
Blooming Good bloomer
Tillering Slow
Canna ‘Nepalensis grandiflora’ is a medium sized Foliage Group cultivar; glaucous green foliage, lanceolate shaped, upright habit; round main stems, coloured green; half-round flower stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are erect, orange-yellow with red spots, staminodes are narrow, edges regular, petals green, 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 long and thin, coloured white and pink; tillering is slow.
This is the first Canna cultivar released by Antoine Crozy, and so has an important place in the history of Cannas.
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Nepalensis grandiflora striata
Canna ‘Nepalensis grandiflora striata’
Origin CROZY Antoine
Height Medium
Foliage Green
Form Upright
Flower Yellow
Blooming Good bloomer
Tillering Average
Canna ‘Nepalensis grandiflora striata’ is a medium sized Foliage Group cultivar; glaucous green foliage, oval shaped, upright habit; oval main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, yellow with red spots, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, labellum is yellow with red stripes, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is average.
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Nero
Canna ‘Nero’
Height Tall
Foliage Dark
Form Branching
Flower Orange
Blooming Average bloomer
Tillering Prolific
Canna ‘Nero’ is a tall Italian Group cultivar; bronze foliage, large, oval shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; round main stems, coloured purple; triangular flower stems, coloured purple; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured orange, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, petals red, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is prolific.
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New Dawn
Canna ‘New Dawn’
Origin SHEPPARD Marcelle
Height Medium
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Multi-coloured
Blooming Good bloomer
Tillering Average
Canna ‘New Dawn’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; flowers are pink with a narrow amber margin, throat amber, edges irregular, stamen is pink, style is amber, petals red, 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 white and pink; tillering is average.
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New Day
Canna ‘New Day’
Origin SHEPPARD Marcelle
Height Medium
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Multi-coloured
Blooming Average bloomer
Tillering Slow
Canna ‘New Day’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, pink with a narrow yellow margin, throat yellow with pink spots, staminodes are large, edges irregular, petals red, fully self-cleaning, average 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 slow.
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New Era
New Horizon
Canna ‘New Horizon’
Origin SHEPPARD Marcelle
Height Medium
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Yellow
Blooming Average bloomer
Tillering Average
Canna ‘New Horizon’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, branching habit; flowers are open, self-coloured saffron-yellow, staminodes are large, edges irregular, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, average 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; tillering is average.
Grown out from seed purchased from Parkes as ‘Opera Seeds’.
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New Red
New Sensation
Canna ‘New Sensation’
(Crozy Group)
ORIGIN SHEPPARD Marcelle. 1987
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Spreading
FLOWER Red
FLOWERING Outstanding bloomer
Canna ‘New Sensation’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, spreading habit; triangular stems, coloured green; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured burnt-red, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, labellum is burnt-red speckled with gold, stamen is burnt-red rayed with gold, petals purple, 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 purple.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is correspondence 2006, when we established that it was grown out from seed purchased from Parkes as ‘Opera Seeds’.
