Canna ‘Lemoinei’
Group(s): Foliage Group, Heritage Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Orange
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Slow
Origin: CROZY Antoine
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Pierre Antoine Marie Crozy of Crozy et fil, Lyon , France in 1866, Canna (Balisier) ‘Lemoinei’ is a tall Foliage Group cultivar; dark green foliage, oblong shaped, spreading habit; round main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured orange, staminodes are narrow, edges regular, petals red, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple; tillering is slow.
Canna ‘Lemoinei’ is available from specialist growers.
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