Alma

Canna 'Alma'

(French Group)

Origin Georges Truffaut
Parentage unknown
Height Medium, over 3ft/90cm
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Bi-coloured
Blooming Low bloomer
Flowering Late summer to frosts
Tillering Average
Available Specialist

Introduced by Georges Truffaut Nursery, France, Canna 'Alma' is a medium height cultivar; green foliage, elliptical shaped, acute apex, branching habit; flowers are open, red with a yellow margin, staminodes are small, edges regular, petals red, fully self-cleaning, low bloomer, flowers in late 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; tillering is average.

Canna 'Alma' is available from specialist growers.

References

Hart Canna, 2000, Internet October 2000

Flowers red edged yellow. Green leaves. Tall

KAVB International Canna Checklist, September 2004

G. Truffaut; flowers red, edged yellow, green leaves, height over 80 cm.

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