Alice McGuigan

Canna 'Alice McGuigan'

Canna 'Alice McGuigan'

(French Group)

 
Origin DALEBØ Thor
Parentage Ingebourg x open
Height Tall, over 6ft/185cm
Foliage Dark
Form Upright
Flower Red
Blooming Good bloomer
Flowering Early summer to frosts
Tillering Prolific
Available Specialist

Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France in 2006, Canna 'Alice McGuigan' is a tall cultivar; dark foliage, long oval shaped, acute apex, upright habit; round main stems, coloured purple; round flower stalks, coloured purple; flowers are reflexed, burnt-red rayed with apricot, throat apricot, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals purple, 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 purple; tillering is prolific.

Canna 'Alice McGuigan'

Canna 'Alice McGuigan' is available from specialist growers; breeding is C. 'Ingebourg' x open.

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