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| Canna 'A. Eisenbarth' |
(French Group)(Heritage Group)
Origin PFITZER Wilhelm
Parentage C. 'Madame Crozy' x C. 'Barrone Renwardy'
Height Small, under 3ft/90cm
Foliage Green
Form Spreading
Flower Pink
Blooming Good bloomer
Flowering Early summer to frosts
Tillering Slow
Available Specialist
Introduced by Wilhelm Pfitzer Nursery, Germany, Canna 'A. Eisenbarth' is a small cultivar; green foliage, elliptical shaped, acute apex, transparent margin, spreading habit; round main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured pink, throat lemon, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, labellum is coral-pink tinged with lemon, stamen is pink with lemon blotches, style is pink, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in early 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 white; tillering is slow.
Canna 'A. Eisenbarth' is available from specialist growers; breeding is C. 'Madame Crozy' x C. 'Barrone Renwardy'.
This heritage variety is impressive when in a mixed bed of a collection of others of a similar height, but with different colours.References
Standardized Plant Names, 1942
Confirmed that the plant name is currently in use.
Claines Canna Collection
Small height, green foliage, pink flowers.
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