Canna ‘Adrien Emilaire’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Early summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Good
Origin: A. Blanc fils
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by A. Blanc fils, Nurserymen, France, Canna (Balisier) ‘Adrien Emilaire’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, elliptical shaped, acute apex, branching habit; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured red, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals purple, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in early 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 purple; tillering is good.
Canna ‘Adrien Emilaire’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø