River Avon

Canna 'River Avon'

Canna 'River Avon'

(Aquatic Group)
[River Series]


Origin DALEBØ Thor
Parentage C. 'River Teme' x self
Height Small, under 3ft/90cm
Foliage Green
Form Upright
Flower Yellow
Blooming Average bloomer
Flowering Early summer to frosts
Tillering Slow
Available Specialist

Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France in 2006, Canna 'River Avon' is a small aquatic cultivar, equally at home as a water marginal or in the border; glaucous green foliage, lanceolate shaped, acute apex, upright habit; round main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, pale yellow speckled with cerise, staminodes are narrow, edges regular, style is red, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, average 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 long and thin, coloured white; tillering is slow.

A member of the River Series series, Canna 'River Avon' is available from specialist growers; breeding is C. 'River Teme' x self.

The River Series cultivars have been bred to populate garden ponds that are just a few metres square, compared with the much larger Longwood Water Series destined for huge ponds and lakes.

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