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Corsica

November 08, 2025

Bi-coloured flower Cultivar diploid Green Foliage Island Series Medium Height Pink Flower Takii Seeds Yellow Flower

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Germania

November 07, 2025

Cultivar diploid French Group Green Foliage Heritage Group Medium Height Red Flower Wilhelm Pfitzer Yellow Flower

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Quasimodo

November 06, 2025

Cultivar diploid French Group Green Foliage Heritage Group Medium Height Red Flower Vilmorin-Andrieux et Cie

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Coq d'Or

November 06, 2025

Bi-coloured flower Cultivar diploid French Group Green Foliage Heritage Group KAVB Registered Medium Height Red Flower Yellow Flower

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Margaret Strange

November 05, 2025

Cultivar Dark Foliage diploid James Ranger Medium Height Premier Group Red Flower

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Gladiator

November 04, 2025

Antoine Wintzer Bi-coloured flower Cultivar diploid French Group Green Foliage Heritage Group Medium Height Red Flower RHS Award Yellow Flower

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Centenaire de Rozain-Boucharlat

November 02, 2025

Cultivar diploid Green Foliage KAVB Registered Medium Height Pink Flower Premier Group

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Timikay Louisa

A new addition to the Louise Ladies Club this year. Canna 'Timikay Louisa' (Premier Group) [Louise Lady Club] Origin DALEBØ Thor Parentage C. 'Michelle Louise' x C. 'Oberon' Height Small, under 3ft/90cm Foliage Dark Form Branching Flower Orange Blooming Good bloomer Flowering Early summer to frosts Tillering Good Available Specialist Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France in 2025, Canna 'Timikay Louisa' is a small Premier Group cultivar; purple foliage, elliptical shaped, acute apex, branching habit; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured cadmium-orange, staminodes are medium size, edges lightly frilled, petals purple with farina, 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 good. A member of the Louise...

Ella Dalebø

Canna 'Ella Dalebø' Canna 'Ella Dalebø' (Premier Group) Origin DALEBØ Thor Parentage unknown Height Medium, over 3ft/90cm Foliage Green Form Branching Flower Pink Blooming Outstanding bloomer Tillering Prolific Available Specialist Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France in 2006, Canna 'Ella Dalebø' is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; triangular main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, apricot and fuchsia, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, 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 prolific. Canna 'Ella Dalebø' is available from specialist growers . Named for my eldest daughter Ella, after whom I proudly named my small sailing yacht the 'Lady Ella'. My wife, A...

Mutations and the Humbert Group

I t doesn't matter if you call it Canna 'Yellow King Humbert', C. 'Queen of Italy' or C. 'Cleopatra', the fact is that the foliage of this Humbert Group sport is truly eye-catching. See Canna Humbert Group definition The plant is a chimera sport, which was explained to me as being two plants rolled into one, with each one fighting for dominance. The photo above shows a plant where one stem is dominated by the purple leaf, and which will top-off with only red flowers, whereas the other stems in the clump have purple variegation on their green leaves and will probably top-off with yellow flowers adorned with red spots, but will produce red flowers as well. The effect of the mixed clump is quite dramatic and most people would be tempted not to disturb the plant and continue growing it as it is, but that can have unforeseen consequences. It has been my experience that if left alone over the course of the summer, the purple stems will begin to dominate the ...

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