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Canna ‘Avranches’
Group(s): Premier Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Orange
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Good
Origin: DALEBØ Thor
Breeding: C. ‘Zulu Masquerade’ x open
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France, France in 2022, Canna (Balisier) ‘Avranches’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; mid green foliage, large, ovoid shaped, acute apex, white margin, spreading habit; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured red-orange, throat apricot-orange with orange-red spots, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, labellum is orange-red, stamen is red-orange streaked with butter-yellow, style is saffron-yellow, petals red, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured pink and purple; tillering is good.
Canna ‘Avranches’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is C. ‘Zulu Masquerade’ x open.
Thor Dalebø