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Canna ‘Tafraout’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: TURC Ernest
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Ernest Turc Nursery, Angers, France, Canna (Balisier) ‘Tafraout’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, elliptical shaped, branching habit; flowers are self-coloured cherry-red, edges irregular, petals red, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, 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 ‘Tafraout’ is available from specialist growers.
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