Cleopatré

Canna 'Cleopatré'

Canna 'Cleopatré'

(French Group)(Heritage Group)

Origin CROZY Antoine
Parentage unknown
Height Small, under 3ft/90cm
Foliage Green
Form Spreading
Flower Orange
Blooming Average bloomer
Flowering Early summer to frosts
Tillering Average
Available Specialist

Introduced by Antoine Crozy of Crozy et fil, Lyon , France in 1895, Canna 'Cleopatré' is a small cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, acute apex, spreading habit; round main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, orange-yellow with a yellow margin, throat orange, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer, flowers in early summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is fertile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is average.

Canna 'Cleopatré' is available from specialist growers.

Fades to a pink colour, luckily the fresh orange colour lasts for several days.

Canna 'Cleopatré'

References

Gill & Searle's catalogue 1927
Here's a 1927 description from Gill & Searle's catalogue: Cleopatra Rich orange, shaded amber; bronze foliage.
Dale McD: I think I found the old 'Cleopatre'. I have a Cleopatra listed on the old Bendigo list of cultivar names. No descriptions of course, but it is probably Cleopatre!

Canna Handbook, Keith Hayward. Edition 1.06. © September 2000
A short Canna with green foliage. The flowers are fairly small, but are of a intense dark orange colour with a fine yellow edge, and large orange blotches in the centre.

Ian Cooke, The Gardeners Guide to Growing Cannas
(M) An elegant cultivar with medium-sized, orange flowers with faint gently rippled, yellow edges. The petals are narrow, giving a delicate butterfly-like effect. It has green foliage. This French cultivar is totally different to 'Cleopatra'

Hart Canna, 2001, Catalogue
Short, green foliage, orange flower. Good pot plant. (n.b. Not ‘Cleopatra’, which is different). £7.50 for 3 rhizomes.

French Grown Stock
0.6m. Green foliage. Orange flowers.

Claines Canna Collection 2006
Summary: A small-medium plant with pleasing, pink blooms, and pleasant, green leaves. Size: 80-100cm(2'6"-3'3") Flower: Pink. Foliage: Green. Rhizome: APod: Y Pollen: Y Category: x generalis

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