Canna ‘Annei bicolor’
Group(s): Foliage Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Orange
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: CHATÉ Emile
Breeding: unknown x Annei
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by E. Chaté et fils, sentier Saint-Antoine, Saint-Mandé, Paris, France in 1861, Canna (Balisier) ‘Annei bicolor’ is a tall Foliage Group cultivar; light green foliage, elliptical-acuminate shaped, branching habit; round main stems, coloured green + purple; flowers are erect, orange and red, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, 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 ‘Annei bicolor’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is unknown x Annei.
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