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Cultivar

Ace of Spades

Canna ‘Ace of Spades’
(Crozy Group)

HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Dark green
FORM Branching
FLOWER Red
FLOWERING Good bloomer

A medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; dark green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; round stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured red, throat orange-red, staminodes are large, edges serrated, stamen is orange-yellow, style is gold with cerise stripes, 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 thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured pink and purple; tillering is average.

Our earliest reference to this specimen is Anne Glancy, Burke’s Backyard Article, 2002.

Cannas-Australia.com write…

Canna Ace of Spades is one of the darkest of the red cannas that I grow.

When the dark blackish red flowers appear, they are quite a sight to behold, they open from dark blackish colored buds also.

This is a short to medium growing canna reaching up to 1.2 meters tall when in flower.

The foliage on these canna plants is green with a dark burgundy colored margin.

This burgundy coloring also carries back onto the leaf over lapping the margin, and the stems on this cultivar are colored a dark burgundy also.

Because it’s one of the shorter growing cannas its perfect for the front of a Perennial border or as a potted plant on your balcony or patio.

Where ever this is grown the unusual colored flowers are sure to catch the eye.

 

Cultivar

Alberich

Canna ‘Alberich’
syns. Albéric, Albèric, Alberick, Albricht
(Premier Group)

ORIGIN Pfitzer, 1949
HEIGHT Small, under 1 metre
FOLIAGE Glaucous green
FORM Branching
FLOWER Pink
FLOWERING Good bloomer

A small Premier Group cultivar; glaucous green foliage, mucronate shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; round stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, pink (RHS 38A) and salmon, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, labellum is streaked with pale yellow, stamen is markeded with pale yellow, petals purple with farina, 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 purple; tillering is slow.

The leaves are distinctively cupped at the tips. Overall, the plant has a wide combination of colours that make it stand out.

Our earliest reference to this specimen is Hart Canna, 2000, Internet October 2000.

Cultivar

Alice

Canna ‘Alice’
(Crozy Group)

ORIGIN Bogusław Kucharski
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Spreading
FLOWER Pink
FLOWERING Good bloomer

Canna ‘Alice’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, transparent margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, old-rose with a pale yellow margin, staminodes are medium size, edges lightly frilled, labellum is pale yellow, 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 and pink; tillering is slow.

Canna ‘Alice’ Bogusław Kucharski

Introduced by Bogusław Kucharski, from Poland.

Cultivar

Almenrausch

Canna ‘Almenrausch’
(Premier Group)

ORIGIN Schmid
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Spreading
FLOWER Red
FLOWERING Low bloomer

Canna ‘Almenrausch’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured carmine, staminodes are large, edges irregular, low bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose.

Our earliest reference to this specimen is Hart Canna, 2000, Internet October 2000.

Cultivar

Ambassadour

Canna ‘Ambassadour’
syn. Cream, Creamy White
(Crozy Group)

HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Spreading
FLOWER White
FLOWERING Low bloomer

Canna ‘Ambassadour’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured green; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured white, staminodes are medium size, edges lightly frilled, labellum is pale pink markings, stamen is cream with pale pink markings, petals green, 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; tillering is average.

Our earliest reference to this specimen is Plant Introductions, Robert J. Armstrong Geneticist Longwood Gardens 1967-1999.

Canna 'Ambassadour'
Cultivar

Angel Pink

Canna ‘Angel Pink’
(Premier Group)

ORIGIN Quality Gladiolus Gardens
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Spreading
FLOWER Pink

Canna ‘Angel Pink’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oblong shaped, spreading habit; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured apricot, throat yellow, staminodes are large, 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; tillering is average.

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

Cultivar

Annei

Canna ‘Annei’
syns. glauca var. annaei Petersen, Omega
(Foliage Group)(Aquatic Group)

ORIGIN , ANNÉE Théodore, 1848
PARENTAGE Canna indica var. indica L. x glauca var. glauca L.
HEIGHT Tall, 2-3 metres
FOLIAGE Glaucous green
FORM Upright
FLOWER Pink
FLOWERING Late bloomer
AWARDS AGM 2002

Canna ‘Annei’ is a tall aquatic Foliage Group cultivar, equally at home as a water marginal or in the border; glaucous green foliage, oval-acuminate shaped, upright habit; round stems, coloured green; flowers are erect, self-coloured salmon, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals red, late bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is fertile; tillering is prolific.

It is a very tall foliage plant, growing up to 300cm (9’9″), and topped by interesting small flowers that start in August and continue through to the first frosts. There are few plants with more architectural significance than a well-grown specimen of C. Annei in a prominent position.

This is the world’s first Canna hybrid, introduced in 1848. Winner of Royal Horticultural Societies ‘Award of Garden Merit’ (AGM) at the 2002 Wisley outdoor trials, 154 years later.

The earliest known book devoted to Canna is “Le Canna” by M. Chaté and Sons, 1866, which provides us with the correct spelling of this cultivars name.

Cultivar

Apache Blaze

Canna ‘Apache Blaze’
(Crozy Group)

HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FLOWER Red
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Upright

Canna ‘Apache Blaze’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oblong shaped, upright habit; flowers are open, orange-red with a yellow margin, staminodes are large, edges ruffled, blooms open in the early morning; fertility unknown.

Our earliest reference to this specimen is Rivendell Botanic Garden, List January 2001.

Canna 'Apache Blaze'
Cultivar

Aphrodite (2)

Canna ‘Aphrodite (2)’
(Premier Group)

ORIGIN Schmid
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Dark (137A)
FORM Spreading
FLOWER Pink
FLOWERING Good bloomer
AWARDS RHS AGM

This cultivar has a naming conflict with an earlier plant, still in cultivation in Southern Europe and Austra-Asia, but not in the USA.

Canna ‘Aphrodite (2)’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; dark (137A) foliage, oblong shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; round stems, coloured purple; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured salmon, staminodes are large, labellum is pink (51A), stamen is pink, petals red, 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 pink and purple; tillering is average.

This excellent cultivar was awarded the  Award of Garden Merit by the RHS after the Canna Trial held at Wisley  in 2002. The plant was submitted by Hart Cannas, England. 

Our earliest reference to this specimen is Canna Handbook, Keith Hayward. Edition 1.06. September 2000.

Canna 'Aphrodite'
Canna 'Aphrodite'