Canna 'Aphrodite' AGM

A medium sized Premier Group cultivar; dark (137A) foliage, oblong shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; round stems, coloured purple; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured salmon, staminodes are large, labellum is pink (51A), stamen is pink, petals red, good bloomer; 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.

Introduced by P. Schmid. Awards: Royal Horticultural Society, England – Canna Trial 2002, AGM after trial at Wisley 2002 submitted by Hart Cannas. A.M.-B.C. 1971

Canna 'Louis Cayeux'

A medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, spreading habit; triangular stems, coloured green; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured salmon, staminodes are large, edges irregular; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is average.

Introduced by H. Cayeux in 1924. Awards: 2002, 'Award of Garden Merit' at the R.H.S. trials at Wisley. Synonym: C. 'Louise Cayeaux'