Canna ‘Mrs Alfred F. Conard’
Synonym(s) : Los Angeles,Miss Oklahoma,Mrs A. Conrad,Mrs Alfred Conard,Mrs Alfred Conrad,Mrs Oklahoma,Oklahoma,Pink President,President (Pink),Pride of Holland
Group(s): Premier Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Average
Origin: WINTZER Antoine
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Antoine Wintzer of The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pennsylvania, USA, Canna (Balisier) ‘Mrs Alfred F. Conard’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; dark green foliage, oblong shaped, white margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured rose, throat rose, staminodes are medium size, 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; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Mrs Alfred F. Conard’ is available from specialist growers.
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