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Canna ‘Louis Cayeux’
Synonym(s) : Louise Cayeaux
Group(s): Premier Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Average
Origin: CAYEUX Henri
Awards: RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM), 2002
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Henri Cayeux Nursery, France in 1924, Canna (Balisier) ‘Louis Cayeux’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, spreading habit; triangular main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured salmon, staminodes are large, edges irregular, petals red, fully self-cleaning, outstanding 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 white and pink; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Louis Cayeux’was awarded RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM), 2002; is available from specialist growers.
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