Canna ‘Mrs Pierre S.du Pont’
Synonym(s) : Mrs Pierre du Pont
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Origin: WINTZER Antoine
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Antoine Wintzer of The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pennsylvania, USA, Canna (Balisier) ‘Mrs Pierre S.du Pont’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured watermelon pink, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals red, 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.
Canna ‘Mrs Pierre S.du Pont’ is available from specialist growers.
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