Canna ‘Aphrodite (2)’
Group(s): Premier Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Late summer until frosts
Foliage: Dark
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Average
Origin: SCHMID P.
Awards: RHS Canna Trial 2002, AGM
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by P. Schmid in 1971, Canna (Balisier) ‘Aphrodite (2)’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; dark (137A) foliage, oblong shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; round main stems, coloured purple; triangular flower stalks, coloured purple; flowers are open, self-coloured salmon, staminodes are large, edges serrated, labellum is pink (51A), stamen is pink, 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 thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured pink and purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Aphrodite (2)’was awarded RHS Canna Trial 2002, AGM; is available from specialist growers.
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