ORIGIN LOMBARD F., 1880’s FLOWERS Pink HEIGHT Giant, over 3 metres FOLIAGE Dark FORM Spreading
Canna ‘Braunti’ is a giant Foliage Group cultivar; dark foliage, spreading habit; round stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, pink and carmine, staminodes are large, edges regular, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is fertile.
The breeder succeeded in using pollen from C. ‘Ehmanni’ on other existing hybrids, to obtain many different foliage plants with large flowers. The leaves are a magnificent Musa form, the flowers just as large as those of C. ‘Ehmanni’; but they do not produce as many flowers as the Crozy Group.
Tall. Leaves metallic purple-red. Flowers pink, shaded carmine. Breeder: Herrn. F. Lombard Note: The breeder succeeded, with the fertilisation between C. Ehmanni and other existing hybrids, to obtain many different foliage plants with large flowers. The leaves are a magnificent Musa form, the flowers just as large as those of C. ‘Ehmanni’; but they do not produce as many flowers as the Crozy Group.
OriginLOMBARD F. HeightMedium FoliageGreen FormSpreading FlowerPink BloomingLow bloomer TilleringAverage
Canna ‘Mademoiselle Rose Lombard’ is a medium sized Foliage Group cultivar; green foliage, very large, oval-acuminate shaped, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; round flower stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured pale pink, throat salmon, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, labellum is old-rose, stamen is canary-yellow speckled with pale pink, style is canary-yellow, petals green, fully self-cleaning, low bloomer, 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 average.
The breeder succeeded in using pollen from C. ‘Ehmanni’ on other existing hybrids, to obtain many different foliage plants with large flowers. The leaves are a magnificent Musa form, the flowers just as large as those of C. ‘Ehmanni’; but they do not produce as many flowers as the Crozy Group.
