Canna ‘Abricôte’
Group(s): Crozy Group, Heritage Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Orange
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Dark
Form: Branching
Origin: Vilmorin-Andrieux
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Vilmorin-Andrieux et Cie, Nurserymen, France, Canna (Balisier) ‘Abricôte’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; purple foliage, branching habit; clusters of flowers are open, apricot-orange with an orange blush, throat orange-red, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, labellum is apricot-orange streaked with orange, petals red, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type.
Canna ‘Abricôte’ is available from specialist growers.
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