Canna ‘Mary Layden’
Group(s): Premier Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Multi-coloured
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: DALEBØ Thor
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France, France in 2003, Canna (Balisier) ‘Mary Layden’ is a small Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, transparent margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, ivory heavily spotted with rose, staminodes are large, edges irregular, petals green, 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 pink; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Mary Layden’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø