Canna ‘Perseus’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Yellow
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: CROZY Antoine
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Pierre Antoine Marie Crozy of Crozy et fil, Lyon , France, Canna (Balisier) ‘Perseus’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, gold with red spots, staminodes are medium size, 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 thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Perseus’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø