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Canna ‘Mystique’
Synonym(s) : Ibis,Old Red
Group(s): Foliage Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Dark
Form: Upright
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: Kew Gardens
Awards: AGM after trial at Wisley 2002
Availability: Generally available
Introduced by Kew Gardens, London, England, Canna (Balisier) ‘Mystique’ is a tall Foliage Group cultivar; purple foliage, lanceolate shaped, upright habit; round main stems, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured cherry-red, staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular, petals purple 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 long and thin, coloured purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Mystique’was awarded AGM after trial at Wisley 2002; is generally available.
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