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Canna ‘Alphonse Bouvier’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: CROZY Antoine
Awards: RHS Award of Merit, 1892
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Pierre Antoine Marie Crozy of Crozy et fil, Lyon , France in 1891, Canna (Balisier) ‘Alphonse Bouvier’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; round main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green + farina; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured scarlet, throat yellow, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals red with farina, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, 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 purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Alphonse Bouvier’was awarded RHS Award of Merit, 1892; is available from specialist growers.
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