Canna 'Taroudant'

A small Crozy Group cultivar; gren foliage, oblong shaped, branching habit; spikes of flowers are open, orange-red with a wide gold margin, staminodes are medium size, fully self-cleaning; 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 prolific.

Introduced by Ernest Turc, Angers, France, EU.

Canna 'Jivago'

A small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, branching habit; flowers are open, self-coloured deep tangerine, throat yellow, staminodes are medium size, average bloomer; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured pink; tillering is average.


Introduced by Ernest Turc, Angers, France, EU.

Canna 'Corail'

A small Crozy Group cultivar; bronze foliage, mucronate shaped, branching habit; oval stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, self-coloured red-orange, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning; 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.

Introduced by Ernest Turc, Angers, France, EU.

Canna 'Champion'

A medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, oval-acuminate shaped, branching habit; oval stems, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are open, salmon and rose-red, throat gold markings, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, labellum is gold, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer; 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 prolific. Introduced by Ernest Turc, Angers, France, EU.

There is a previous cultivar with this name, it is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are yellow with red blotches; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink. It featured in the 1908 RHS outdoor trials at Wisley. Also, listed in the Standardized Plant Names, 1942, and is still being grown in France, EU., so once again we have Canna naming confusion.

Canna 'Centurion'

A tall Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured green; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured tangerine-orange, staminodes are medium size, fully self-cleaning, low bloomer; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white.

Introduced by Ernest Turc, Angers, France, EU.

Canna 'Carnaval'

A medium sized cultivar; green foliage, oblong shaped, spreading habit; round stems, coloured green; flowers are open, orange with a yellow margin, staminodes are medium size, low bloomer; fertile both ways, not known if true to type, not self-pollinating, capsules round. 

Introduced by Ernest Turc, Angers, France, EU. Synonym: C. 'Prins Carnaval'
Yet again another Canna naming conflict as a specimen with the same name was introduced by Vilmorin-Andrieux in 1911; its flowers salmon-pink, tinged carmine, edged yellow, leaves green, height over 80 cm. The earliest specimen from Vilmorin-Andrieux is registered at the KAVB.

Canna 'Calimero'

A small Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; round stems, coloured green; flowers are yellow with orange-red blotches, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple; tillering is prolific.

Introduced by Ernest Turc, Angers, France, EU.

Canna 'Viva'

A medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; dark foliage, lanceolate shaped, upright habit; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured vermilion, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning; 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 average.

Introduced by Ernest Turc, Angers, France, EU in 2000.

Canna 'Taroudant'

A small Crozy Group cultivar; gren foliage, oblong shaped, branching habit; spikes of flowers are open, orange-red with a wide gold margin, staminodes are medium size, fully self-cleaning; 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 prolific.

Introduced by Ernest Turc, Angers, France, EU.

Canna 'Jivago'

A small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, branching habit; flowers are open, self-coloured deep tangerine, throat yellow, staminodes are medium size, average bloomer; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured pink; tillering is average.

Introduced by Ernest Turc, Angers, France, EU.

Revisiting Canna 'Corail'

A small Crozy Group cultivar; bronze foliage, mucronate shaped, branching habit; oval stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, self-coloured red-orange, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning; 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.

Introduced by Ernest Turc, Angers, France, EU.

Revisiting Canna 'Centurion'

A tall Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured green; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured tangerine-orange, staminodes are medium size, fully self-cleaning, low bloomer; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white.

Introduced by Ernest Turc, Angers, France, EU.

Revisiting Canna 'Calimero'

A small Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; round stems, coloured green; flowers are yellow with orange-red blotches, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple; tillering is prolific.

Introduced by Ernest Turc, Angers, France, EU.