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Canna ‘John Layden’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Slow
Origin: DALEBØ Thor
Breeding: A. Eisenbarth x open
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France, France in 2002, Canna (Balisier) ‘John Layden’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, transparent margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, cerise-pink with a narrow gold margin, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, outstanding 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 and purple; tillering is slow.
Canna ‘John Layden’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is A. Eisenbarth x open.
Thor Dalebø