Canna ‘Florence Vaughan’
Synonym(s) : Zebra Cole
Group(s): Crozy Group, Heritage Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Multi-coloured
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: CROZY Antoine
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Pierre Antoine Marie Crozy of Crozy et fil, Lyon , France in 1891, Canna (Balisier) ‘Florence Vaughan’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, acute apex, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, yellow with red spots, 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 tuber-like groups, coloured white and pink; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Florence Vaughan’ is available from specialist growers.
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