Archives

A B C E L M O P R S T V
Cultivar

Aspremont

Canna ‘Aspremont’
(Crozy Group)

ORIGIN Vilmorin-Andrieux, 1938
HEIGHT Small, under 1 metre
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Arching

Canna ‘Aspremont’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, arching habit; round stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured a Turkey-red, staminodes are medium size, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, not self-pollinating, capsules globose. Still available in Southern Europe.

Our earliest reference to this specimen is Vilmorin Catalogue, 1941.

Cultivar

Assaut

Canna ‘Assaut’
syns. Assault, Black Night, Hercule, La Fayette, Lafayette, Vainquer, Vainqueur, Vorwärts
(Crozy Group)

ORIGIN Vilmorin-Andrieux, 1921
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Bronze
FORM Branching
FLOWER Red
FLOWERING Average bloomer

Canna ‘Assaut’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; bronze foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; round stems, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured scarlet, staminodes are large, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is fertile, pollen is low fertile, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose.

Grown especially for its distinctive bronze foliage at Kew Gardens, where it is usually placed by the doors of the glass houses.

Canna 'Assaut'
Canna 'Assaut'
Vilmorin Catalogue, 1941
(Vilmorin 1921) Feuillage brun. Grandes fleurs rouge écarlate unicolore. Vigoureux et florifére. Hauteur.1 mt. 10.
Standardized Plant Names, 1942
Listed as a valid name.
The Popular Encyclopaedia of Gardening, H.H. Thomas and Gordon Forsyth, 1955
Scarlet flowers and purplish foliage
Brockings Exotics Catalogue, 1997
(T) dark leaves with bronze veins, large dark imperial red flowers
Ian Cooke, The Gardeners Guide to Growing Cannas
(syn. ‘Vorwärts’) (T) This handsome old cultivar has large, dark imperial-red flowers and dark bluish leaves with bronze veins. It was raised by Vilmorin-Andrieux in 1920 and stocks are still very vigorous. It is readily available and is he commonest red and bronze available in the British Isles and probably elsewhere. (It also seems to be identical to ‘Hercule’, ‘Vainquer’ and Lafayette’.) Flowers are softer scarlet-red than ‘Black Knight and less reflexed and shaggy. Breeder: Vilmorin-Andrieux
Podgora Gardens Catalogue, 2004
Dazzling flame-red, bronze foliage. 105cm. Note: Spelt as ‘Assault’
KAVB International Canna Checklist, September 2004
Vilmorin-Andrieux, 1920; flowers scarlet, leaves brown, height over 80 cm.
Cultivar

Beaulieu

Canna ‘Beaulieu’
(Crozy Group)

ORIGIN Vilmorin-Andrieux, 1939
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Light green
FORM Spreading
FLOWER Red

Canna ‘Beaulieu’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; light green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; round stems, coloured green; flowers are open, carmine speckled with slightly darker carmine, staminodes are large, edges regular, petals red, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, not self-pollinating, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white.

References

Vilmorin Catalogue, 1941
(V. 1939)
Feuillage vert clair. Très grande fleur rose laque carminé.

Cultivar

Biot

Canna ‘Biot’
(Crozy Group)

ORIGIN Vilmorin-Andrieux, 1933
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Branching
FLOWER Yellow

Canna ‘Biot’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are yellow with a nankin yellow margin, staminodes are large, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, 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; tillering is average.

References
Vilmorin Catalogue, 1941
(V. 1933). Feuillage vert. Grande fleur jaune d’auréoline, stries jaune nankin. Hauteur 1 mt 20. — Green foliage. Big yellow flower margined and streaked nankin yellow. Height 1 mt. 20 Breeder: Vilmorin-Andrieux
Standardized Plant Names, 1942
The name is listed and conforms.
Cultivar

Breuil

Canna ‘Breuil’

(Crozy Group)

ORIGIN Vilmorin-Andrieux, 1939
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Branching
FLOWER Red
FLOWERING Outstanding bloomer

Canna ‘Breuil’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; oval stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, cardinal-red with a rose-red blush, staminodes are large, edges serrated, petals green, 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; tillering is average.

Canna 'Breuil'
References
Vilmorin Catalogue, 1941
(V. 1939). Feuillage vert . Très grande fleur rouge cardinal à reflets rouge de carthame. Green foliage.Very big cardinal red flower with pinkish red overlay. (Carthamus tintorius, an extract of which gives a reddish pink colorant). Height, 1m30. Breeder: Vilmorin-Andrieux
Cultivar

Cannes

Canna ‘Cannes’
(Crozy Group)

ORIGIN Vilmorin-Andrieux, 1937
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Spreading
FLOWER Red

Canna ‘Cannes’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured carmine, staminodes are large, 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 pink and purple; tillering is average.

Canna ;Cannes'
Canna ;Cannes'
References
Vilmorin Catalogue, 1941
(V. 1937). Feuillage vert. Très grande fleur laque carminée pure. Hauteur 1 métre.

Green foliage. Very big flower pure glowing carmine. Height 1 mt.

Standardized Plant Names, 1942
Listed and correct
Cultivar

Carnaval

Canna ‘Carnaval’
(Crozy Group)

ORIGIN Vilmorin-Andrieux, 1911
HEIGHT Tall, 2-3 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Spreading
FLOWER Pink
FLOWERING Good bloomer

Canna ‘Carnaval’ is a tall Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; round stems, coloured green; panicles of flowers are open, salmon, tinged carmine with a yellow margin, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals red, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, true to type, not self-pollinating, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is slow.

A more recent cultivar has been marketed using the same name, which we can only refer to as Canna ‘Carnaval (2)’.

References
Hart Canna, 2000, Internet October 2000
Flowers salmon pink tinged carmine edged yellow. Leaves green Tall
KAVB International Canna Checklist, September 2004
Vilmorin-Andrieux, 1911; flowers salmon-pink, tinged carmine, edged yellow, leaves green, height over 80 cm.