Canna ‘La Rochelle’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: MARQUARDT Raik
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Raik Marquardt, Canna (Balisier) ‘La Rochelle’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; mid green foliage, ovoid shaped, acute apex, transparent margin, spreading habit; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured pink, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals yellow, 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 white and pink; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘La Rochelle’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø