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Canna ‘Admiral Courbet’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Yellow
Blooming: Low bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Average
Origin: CROZY Antoine
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Pierre Antoine Marie Crozy of Crozy et fil, Lyon , France in 1888, Canna (Balisier) ‘Admiral Courbet’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, elliptical shaped, acute apex, spreading habit; round main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, yellow with carmine spots, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, low bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, 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; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Admiral Courbet’ is available from specialist growers.
Named for Admiral Amédée Courbet (1828 – 1885) of the French Navy. Three ships of the French Navy have been named in his honour, including the stealth frigate Courbet, presently commissioned.Thor Dalebø