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Canna ‘Centurion’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Orange
Blooming: Low bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Slow
Origin: TURC Ernest
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Ernest Turc Nursery, Angers, France, Canna (Balisier) ‘Centurion’ is a tall Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured tangerine-orange, staminodes are medium size, fully self-cleaning, low bloomer, 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 ‘Centurion’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø