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Canna ‘Léopardeau’
Group(s): Premier Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Yellow
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Slow
Origin: ROGER Raphaël
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Raphaël Roger, Belgium in 2008, Canna (Balisier) ‘Léopardeau’ is a small Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; flowers are gold heavily spotted with cherry-red, edges lightly frilled, petals yellow, 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 white and pink; tillering is slow.
Canna ‘Léopardeau’ is available from specialist growers.
C. ‘Léopardeau’ is a recent variety raised by Raphaël Roger in Belgium, and is a very sophisticated, modern Premier Group, small cultivar with unique markings on the flowers, reminiscent of the spotting on young leopards, hence its name! Thor Dalebø