Introduced by Pierre Antoine
Marie Crozy of Crozy et fil, Lyon , France, Canna (
Balisier) ‘Mine d’Or’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; mid green foliage, ovoid shaped, acute apex, branching habit; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured
canary-yellow, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, labellum is canary-yellow with
rose-
red spots, stamen is gold streaked with rose-red, style is gold, petals green, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in late 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; tillering is good.
Canna ‘Mine d’Or’ is available from specialist growers.
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