Canna ‘En Avant’
Synonym(s) : La Garoupe
Group(s): Premier Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Multi-coloured
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Average
Origin: Vilmorin-Andrieux
Availability: Generally available
Introduced by Vilmorin-Andrieux et Cie, Nurserymen, France in 1921, Canna (Balisier) ‘En Avant’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; light green foliage, ovoid shaped, acute apex, white margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; flowers are open, yellow (RHS 12A) with red (RHS 32A) spots, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, style is yellow, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, good 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 white; tillering is average.
Canna ‘En Avant’ is generally available.
Thor Dalebø