Introduced by Pierre Antoine
Marie Crozy of Crozy et fil, Lyon , France in 1889, Canna (
Balisier) ‘Rhône’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; dark green foliage, elliptical shaped, maroon margin, upright habit; round main stems, coloured purple + farina; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured
vermilion, staminodes are narrow, edges regular, stamen is
primrose-yellow, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, average 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 pink and purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Rhône’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø