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Canna ‘Rhône’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Average bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Upright
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: CROZY Antoine
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Pierre Antoine Marie Crozy of Crozy et fil, Lyon , France in 1889, Canna (Balisier) ‘Rhône’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; dark green foliage, elliptical shaped, maroon margin, upright habit; round main stems, coloured purple + farina; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured vermilion, staminodes are narrow, edges regular, stamen is primrose-yellow, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, average 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 pink and purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Rhône’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø