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Canna ‘Auguste Ferrier’
Synonym(s) : Red Stripe
Group(s): Foliage Group, Variegated Group, Heritage Group
Height: Giant, over 3m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Low bloomer
Foliage: Variegated
Form: Upright
Tillering: Prolific
Availability: Specialist growers
Canna (Balisier) ‘Auguste Ferrier’ is a giant Foliage Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, large, elliptical shaped, acute apex, maroon margin, upright habit; oval main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured orange-red, staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular, petals red, fully self-cleaning, low bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Auguste Ferrier’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø