Canna ‘Minerve’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: Georges Truffaut
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Georges Truffaut Nursery, France in 1960, Canna (Balisier) ‘Minerve’ is a tall Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, orange-red with a narrow yellow margin, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals red with farina, fully self-cleaning, good 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 prolific.
Canna ‘Minerve’ is available from specialist growers.
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