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| Canna 'Alfred Young' |
Origin DALEBØ Thor
Parentage C. 'Jessie Dalebø' x open.
Height Medium, over 3ft/90cm
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Red
Blooming Good bloomer
Flowering Early summer to frosts
Tillering Average
Available Specialist
Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France in 2006, Canna 'Alfred Young' is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, acute apex, branching habit; triangular main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured redcurrant, staminodes are medium size, edges frilled, petals red, 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 pink and purple; tillering is average.
Canna 'Alfred Young' is available from specialist growers; breeding is C. 'Jessie Dalebø' x open..
A very distinctive red that always attracts a second glance, and very effective when planted alongside C. 'Sophia Young', the spouse in real-life and in the garden here-after.
balisier,canna,cannacea,canna lily,canna seed,canna rhizome,canna plant,specialized growers,KAVB registered
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