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Canna ‘Annei’
Synonym(s) : glauca var. annaei Petersen
Group(s): Foliage Group, Heritage Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Late summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Upright
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: ANNÉE Théodore
Breeding: C. indica var. warszewiczii x C. glauca
Awards: RHS AGM Canna Trials 2002
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Théodore Année, Passy, France in 1848, Canna (Balisier) ‘Annei’ is a tall Foliage Group cultivar; glaucous green foliage, elliptical shaped, acute apex, upright habit; round main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured salmon, staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular, petals red, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in late summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white and pink; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Annei’was awarded RHS AGM Canna Trials 2002; is available from specialist growers; breeding is C. indica var. warszewiczii x C. glauca .
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