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Canna ‘Alfred Young’
Group(s): Premier Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Early summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: DALEBØ Thor
Breeding: C. ‘Jessie Dalebø’ x open.
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France, France in 2006, Canna (Balisier) ‘Alfred Young’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, elliptical shaped, acute apex, branching habit; triangular main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured redcurrant, staminodes are medium size, edges frilled, petals red, 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 pink and purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Alfred Young’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is C. ‘Jessie Dalebø’ x open..
Thor Dalebø