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Bayadère

Canna ‘Bayadère’
(Crozy Group)

ORIGIN Turc, E.
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Spreading
FLOWER Multi-coloured

Canna Bayadère is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; round main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, red and yellow, staminodes are medium size, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not known if true to type, not self-pollinating, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white; tillering is average.

References
KAVB International Canna Checklist, September 2004
E. Turc; flowers red, with mixed yellow, leaves green, height over 80 cm. Breeder: Ernest Turc, Angers, France, EU
Cultivar

Black Cleopatra

Canna ‘Black Cleopatra’

(Italian Group)(Chimera Group)

Origin TURC Ernest
Parentage Reverted sport of Roi Humbert->Yellow Humbert (Cleopatra)
Height Medium
Foliage Dark
Form Branching
Flower Red
Blooming Good bloomer
Flowering July through until frosts
Tillering Good
Available Specialist growers only

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Calimero

Canna ‘Calimero’
(Premier Group)

ORIGIN Ernest TURC
HEIGHT Small, under 1 metre
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Branching
FLOWER Multicolours
FLOWERING Average bloomer

Canna ‘Calimero’ is a small Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; round stems, coloured green; flowers are yellow with orange-red blotches, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple; tillering is prolific.

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Canna 'Calimero'
Hart Canna, 2003, Internet January 2003
A new French variety. Flowers mottled red and yellow. Green foliage Medium height. £8.00 for 3 rhizomes.
Claines Canna Collection 2006
Summary: Small, strong clumping bi-coloured eye-catcher. Looks like a smaller version of Taroudant. Perfect for patios and decks. Size: 0.6m (2′”) Small plant, strong clumper. Flower: Iris-like, bi-coloured, golden-yellow suffused and blotched with red and orange-red.
Cultivar

Carnaval (2)

Canna ‘Carnaval (2)’
syn. Prins Carnaval

ORIGIN Ernest TURC
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Spreading
FLOWER Multi-coloured
FLOWERING Low bloomer

Canna ‘Carnaval (2)’ is a medium sized cultivar; green foliage, oblong shaped, spreading habit; round stems, coloured green; flowers are open, orange with a yellow margin, staminodes are medium size, low bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, not self-pollinating, capsules round.

This cultivar should not be confused with Canna ‘Carnaval’, introduced in 1911.

Canna 'Carnaval'
References
Ian Cooke, The Gardeners Guide to Growing Cannas
This is a new introduction from Ernest Turc. Flowers are bright tangerine orange with a lighter golden edge and over stippling of gold. The foliage is green. (The name is also registered to a salmon-pink Vilmorin-Andrieux introduction of 1911. Another example of the confusion in Canna naming.)
Ernest Turc, Angers, France
Clear orange edged and spotted with gold. Foliage deep green. 1·3m. New for 2000(Translated)
Hart Canna, 2003, Internet January 2003
A new French variety. Flowers orange with a yellow border. Green foliage. Medium height. £8.00 for 3 rhizomes
Claines Canna Collection 2006
Flowers are a bright tangerine orange with a lighter golden edge, overstippled with gold. The leaves are green and grow to about 1m (3’3″) tall.
Cultivar

Centurion

Canna ‘Centurion’

(Crozy Group)

ORIGIN Ernest TURC
HEIGHT Tall, 2-3 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Spreading
FLOWER Orange
FLOWERING Low bloomer

Canna ‘Centurion’ is a tall Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured green; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured tangerine-orange, staminodes are medium size, fully self-cleaning, low 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.

Canna ‘Centurion’
KAVB International Canna Checklist, September 2004
Ernest Turc, Angers, France, EU; flowers tangerine-orange, leaves green, height over 80 cm.
Cultivar

Champion (2)

Canna ‘Champion (2)’
(Crozy Group)

ORIGIN TURC Ernest
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Green and purple variegated
FORM Branching
FLOWER Pink
FLOWERING Average bloomer

Canna ‘Champion (2) is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, oval-acuminate shaped, branching habit; oval stems, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are open, salmon and rose-red, throat gold markings, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, labellum is gold, 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 prolific.

There is a previous cultivar with  the name Champion.

Canna 'Champion'
Canna 'Champion'
References
KAVB International Canna Checklist, September 2004
E. Turc; flowers salmon, leaves brown, height over 80 cm.
 
Claines Canna Collection 2006
A plant with this name took part in the 1906 RHS canna trials at Wisley, Nr London. This is not the same cultivar, and while it is still one of our favourites, we do wish that hybridists would follow the naming rules. Nevertheless, this is a champion, with large soft-salmon-pink petals, overlaid with streaks of darker, almost red, colouring and flushes of gold in the throat. Light bronze foliage completes a superb picture.
Cultivar

Chouchou

Canna ‘Chouchou’
(Crozy Group)

ORIGIN TURC Ernest
HEIGHT Small, under 1 metre
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Branching
FLOWER Multi-coloured

Canna ‘Chouchou’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; oval stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, yellow with pink spots, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, 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.

Canna 'Chouchou'
Courtesy of Ernest Turc.

 

Cultivar

Corail

Canna ‘Corail’

(Crozy Group)

ORIGIN TURC Ernest
HEIGHT Small, under 1 metre
FOLIAGE Bronze
FORM Branching
FLOWER Orange

Canna ‘Corail’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; bronze foliage, mucronate shaped, branching habit; oval stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, self-coloured red-orange, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals purple with farina, 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 average.

Canna 'Corail'
Canna 'Corail'
Photographs courtesy of Ernest Turc

Our earliest reference to this specimen is Ian Cooke, The Gardeners Guide to Growing Cannas.