Canna ‘Tafraout’
Origin TURC Ernest
Height Small
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Red
Blooming Outstanding bloomer
Flowering July/August/September/October/Until frosts
Tillering Prolific
Canna ‘Tafraout’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, elliptical shaped, branching habit; flowers are self-coloured cherry-red, edges irregular, petals red, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, flowers in August until frosts in northern temperate zone, 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 pink and purple; tillering is prolific.
Named for Tafraout in South Morocco.
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