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Canna ‘Chatei grandis’
Group(s): Foliage Group
Height: Giant, over 3m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Low bloomer
Foliage: Dark
Form: Upright
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: CHATÉ Emile
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by E. Chaté et fils, sentier Saint-Antoine, Saint-Mandé, Paris, France in 1862, Canna (Balisier) ‘Chatei grandis’ is a giant Foliage Group cultivar; purple foliage, very large, broadly oblong shaped, upright habit; oval main stems, coloured purple; flowers are erect, self-coloured scarlet, staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular, petals purple with farina, low bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 7 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Chatei grandis’ is available from specialist growers.
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