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| Canna 'Le Tigre' |
Parentage unknown
Height Small, under 3ft/90cm
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Yellow
Tillering Average
Available Specialist
Introduced by Antoine Crozy of Crozy et fil, Lyon , France in 1884, Canna 'Le Tigre' is a small cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, acute apex, branching habit; round main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, yellow with light orange spots, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, 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 average.
Canna 'Le Tigre' is available from specialist growers. The earliest reference found is Wilhelm Pfitzer Catalogue of 1890.
References
Wilhelm Pfitzer Catalogue, 1890
Crozy cannas, 1884-1886
Le Tigre
Small. Leaves green, Flowers yellow, brown spotted.
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