Introduced by Pierre Antoine
Marie Crozy of Crozy et fil, Lyon , France in 1895, Canna (
Balisier) ‘Admiral Aurellan’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; dark foliage, elliptical shaped, maroon margin, upright habit; round main stems, coloured purple; triangular flower stalks, coloured purple; flowers are open, orange-
red with an old-
rose blush, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, stamen is gold, petals red, fully self-cleaning, exceptional 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 ‘Admiral Aurellan’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø