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Canna ‘Leprechaun’
Group(s): Foliage Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Upright
Tillering: Slow
Origin: DALEBØ Thor
Breeding: Elfin x Wye
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France, France in 2008, Canna (Balisier) ‘Leprechaun’ is a small Foliage Group cultivar; green foliage, small, lanceolate shaped, white margin, upright habit; round main stems, coloured green; half-round flower stalks, coloured green; spikes of flowers are scarlet and orange-red, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, stamen is scarlet and rose-red, style is scarlet, petals red with farina, fully self-cleaning, good 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 purple; tillering is slow.
Canna ‘Leprechaun’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is Elfin x Wye.
Thor Dalebø