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Canna ‘La France’
Synonym(s) : Black Tropicanna,General Eisenhower,Paddy’s Red,President Roosevelt,Red
Group(s): Italian Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Foliage: Dark
Tillering: Average
Origin: SPRENGER Karl
Awards: RHS Award of Garden Merit, 2002
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Karl Sprenger of Messrs Dammann et Cie, Italy in 1898, Canna (Balisier) ‘La France’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; bronze foliage, oval shaped; round main stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, self-coloured orange-red, throat yellow, staminodes are large, edges frilled, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, 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 ‘La France’was awarded RHS Award of Garden Merit, 2002; is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø