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Canna ‘President Carnot’
Synonym(s) : Souvenir de President Carnot,Souvenir de President Ganot
Group(s): Crozy Group, Heritage Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Late summer until frosts
Tillering: Average
Origin: CROZY Antoine
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Pierre Antoine Marie Crozy of Crozy et fil, Lyon , France in 1888, Canna (Balisier) ‘President Carnot’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin; round main stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, orange-red with a pink blush, staminodes are large, edges regular, petals purple with farina, 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 round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘President Carnot’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø