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Canna ‘A. Gasquet’
Group(s): Crozy Group, Heritage Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Low bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Average
Origin: Vilmorin-Andrieux
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Vilmorin-Andrieux et Cie, Nurserymen, France, Canna (Balisier) ‘A. Gasquet’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, elliptical-acuminate shaped, spreading habit; round main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured pale pink, throat pale yellow, staminodes are medium size, edges ruffled, labellum is pale-rose, stamen is pale pink, low bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules ellipsoid; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is average.
Canna ‘A. Gasquet’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø