Canna ‘Capricieux’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Average
Origin: CROZY Antoine
Awards: RHS First-class Certificate, 1888.
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Pierre Antoine Marie Crozy of Crozy et fil, Lyon , France in 1888, Canna (Balisier) ‘Capricieux’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, orange-red with a yellow margin, staminodes are medium size, outstanding bloomer, 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 purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Capricieux’was awarded RHS First-class Certificate, 1888.; is available from specialist growers.
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