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Canna ‘Emblème’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Low bloomer
Foliage: Dark
Form: Branching
Tillering: Slow
Origin: CAYEUX Henri
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Henri Cayeux Nursery, France in 1929, Canna (Balisier) ‘Emblème’ is a tall Crozy Group cultivar; bronze foliage, large, oblong shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured purple; triangular flower stalks, coloured purple; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured vermilion, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals red, not self-cleaning, low bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is slow.
Canna ‘Emblème’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø