Canna ‘Françoise Lapente’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: CROZY Antoine
Availability: Extinct
Introduced by Pierre Antoine Marie Crozy of Crozy et fil, Lyon , France in 1884, Canna (Balisier) ‘Françoise Lapente’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, maroon margin, branching habit; triangular main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured scarlet, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Françoise Lapente’ is no longer available.
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