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Canna ‘Ellen Layden’
Group(s): Miniature Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: DALEBØ Thor
Breeding: Topaz x Theresa Blakey
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France, France in 2006, Canna (Balisier) ‘Ellen Layden’ is a small Miniature Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; triangular main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured deep-pink, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, labellum is gold with a deep-pink margin, stamen is gold with a narrow deep-pink margin, style is gold, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, good 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 average.
Canna ‘Ellen Layden’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is Topaz x Theresa Blakey.
Thor Dalebø