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Canna ‘Assaut’
Synonym(s) : Assault,Black Night,Black Velvet,Hercule,La Fayette,Lafayette,Vainquer,Vainqueur,Vorwärts,Vorwørts
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Dark
Form: Branching
Tillering: Good
Origin: Vilmorin-Andrieux
Availability: Generally available
Introduced by Vilmorin-Andrieux et Cie, Nurserymen, France in 1921, Canna (Balisier) ‘Assaut’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; bronze foliage, elliptical shaped, acute apex, branching habit; round main stems, coloured purple; triangular flower stalks, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured scarlet, staminodes are large, edges regular, petals purple, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; seed is fertile, pollen is low fertile, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured pink and purple; tillering is good.
Canna ‘Assaut’ is generally available.
Thor Dalebø