Canna ‘Alice McGuigan’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Dark
Form: Upright
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: DALEBØ Thor
Breeding: Ingebourg x open
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France, France in 2006, Canna (Balisier) ‘Alice McGuigan’ is a tall Crozy Group cultivar; dark foliage, upright habit; round main stems, coloured purple; flowers are reflexed, burnt-red rayed with apricot, throat apricot, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals purple, 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 purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Alice McGuigan’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is Ingebourg x open.
Thor Dalebø