Canna ‘Bihorelli’
Synonym(s) : Bihorelli splendens
Group(s): Foliage Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Dark
Form: Branching
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: CHRÉTIEN Jules
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Jules Chrétien, head gardener and florist of Lyon Parks Department, France in 1866, Canna (Balisier) ‘Bihorelli’ is a medium sized Foliage Group cultivar; bronze foliage, broadly oblong shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured purple; flowers are erect, self-coloured crimson, staminodes are long and narrow, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating, capsules globose; rhizomes are tuber-like groups, coloured purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Bihorelli’ is available from specialist growers.
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