Canna ‘Alsace’
Synonym(s) : Niagra
Group(s): Crozy Group, Heritage Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: White
Blooming: Late bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Slow
Origin: WINTZER Antoine
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Antoine Wintzer of The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pennsylvania, USA in 1894, Canna (Balisier) ‘Alsace’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, elliptical shaped, acute apex, spreading habit; round main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured light-cream, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals green, fully self-cleaning, late bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are tuber-like groups, coloured white; tillering is slow.
Canna ‘Alsace’ is available from specialist growers.
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