Canna ‘Flamenco’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Good
Origin: TURC Ernest
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Ernest Turc Nursery, Angers, France, Canna (Balisier) ‘Flamenco’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; mid green foliage, ovoid shaped, acute apex, branching habit; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured red, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in 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 pink and purple; tillering is good.
Canna ‘Flamenco’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø