Canna ‘Centenaire de Rozain-Boucharlat’
Synonym(s) : Centenaire,Centenaire de Rozain Boucharlat,Centenaire de Rozain-Bourcharlat
Group(s): Premier Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Average bloomer
Period: Late summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Slow
Origin: Rozain-Boucharlat Nurserymen
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Rozain-Boucharlat Nursery, France in 1930, Canna (Balisier) ‘Centenaire de Rozain-Boucharlat’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, green margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured cerise, staminodes are large, edges irregular, labellum is cerise with gold markings, stamen is cerise with gold markings, style is gold, petals red with farina, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer, flowers in late summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white; tillering is slow.
Canna ‘Centenaire de Rozain-Boucharlat’ is available from specialist growers.
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