List Of Canna Cultivars

This list of ''Canna'' cultivars is a gallery of named cultivars of plants in the genus '' Canna'' that are representative of the various ''Canna'' cultivar groups (i.e., groups of very similar cultivars).

Names of cultivars conform to the rules of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) Commission for Nomenclature and Cultivar Registration, as laid down in the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. They are registered with an International Cultivar Registration Authority (ICRA), which for the genus ''Canna'' is the Royal General Bulbgrowers' Association of the Netherlands (KAVB).

Foliage group

Cultivars, F1 and F2 hybrids, normally with small species-like flowers, but grown principally for their foliage. This group has occasionally been referred to as the Année Group, after the originator, Théodore Année, the world's first ''Canna'' hybridizer. However, the use of an accented character in the name creates problems, both in pronunciation and keyboard entry, that it was felt that as they were grown primarily for foliage, then "Foliage Group" was the better name choice.

Image:Canna Argentia 01.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Argentina', I. Cooke 1999
Image:Canna AugusteFerrier 1679.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Auguste Ferrier'
Image:Canna Edulis 2003072001 0014.jpg, ''Canna'' (Agriculture Group) 'Edulis Dark'
Image:Canna Ferrandii 1630.JPG, ''Canna'' 'Ferrandii'
Image:Canna Grande 01.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Musaefolia Grande', H. Kelly Jnr.
Image:Canna Intrigue 01.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Intrigue'
Image:Canna Omega 20030824 013.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Omega'
Image:Canna RussianLance 01.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Russian Lance', Dalebö 2001
Image:Flowering Canna Ehamanii.jpg, ''Canna'' × ''ehemannii''

Crozy group

A cultivar group where the flower spikes are arranged close together on the stalk and have narrow to medium petals. There is always space between the staminodes when arranged formally, and the labellum (lip) is smaller than the staminodes, and is often twisted or curled.

The pioneer of this group was Monsieur Crozy of Lyons, France, who started breeding cannas as early as 1862, from stock originally developed by Théodore Année.

They are sometimes referred to as gladiolus flowering cannas, but describing flowers as similar to another genus is not encouraged. In the past, they were called the ''Canna'' × ''generalis'' L.H. Bailey garden species, but the use of nothospecies for complex garden hybrids have been replaced by Cultivar Groups in the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants.

Image:Canna RWallace 01.jpg, ''Canna'' 'R. Wallace', Pfitzer 1902
Image:Canna AnettaDalebo 01.JPG, ''Canna'' 'Anette Dalebö', Dalebö 2006
Image:Canna AntoineCrozy 1101.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Antonin Crozy', Crozy
Image:Canna ApricotDream.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Apricot Dream', K. Kelly
Image:Canna Florence Vaughan RBGMelb.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Florence Vaughan', Crozy 1892
Image:JessieDalebo2.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Jessie Dalebö', Dalebö 2003
Image:Canna KonigenCharlotte 01.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Königin Charlotte', Pfitzer 1893
Image:Canna MadameCrozy 01.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Madame Crozy', Crozy 1890
Image:PercyLancaster_1727.JPG, ''Canna'' 'Percy Lancaster', Sydney Percy-Lancaster
Image:Canna PrettyButterfly.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Pretty Butterfly', M. Sheppard
Image:Canna_SouvenirDeMadameNardy.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Souvenir de Madame Nardy', Crozy

Italian group

A cultivar group with large, fragile staminodes. Flowers are arranged somewhat loosely, with wide petals, so wide that there is no space between them, when arranged formally. The labellum (lip) is larger, or at least as large, as the staminodes, unlike the other groups where it is smaller and sometimes curled. The stamen is also much wider than that in the other cultivar groups.

Also, used to be called the orchid flowering cannas, or ''C.'' × ''orchiodes'' L.H. Bailey garden species, although such "pretend" species are now deprecated in favour of Cultivar Groups. In any event, it is difficult to see the similarity between this group and orchids.

Most of this group obtained its larger sized flowers from the introduction of ''Canna flaccida'' in the early 1890s by Dr Sprenger in Naples, Italy followed shortly afterwards by Luther Burbank in California, United States, with the same cross.

Image:Canna Allemania1844.JPG, ''Canna'' 'Allemania', Sprenger 1896
Image:Canna AmericanFlag 1134.jpg, ''Canna'' 'American Flag', Wintzer 1902
Image:Canna Austria 004.JPG, ''Canna'' 'Austria', Sprenger 1893
Image:Bavaria 0731.JPG, ''Canna'' 'Bavaria', Sprenger 1895
Image:Canna Burbank 1059.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Burbank', Burbank 1895
Image:Canna Burgundia 1650 X.JPG, ''Canna'' 'Burgundia', Sprenger 1896
Image:Canna_Italia_1505.JPG, ''Canna'' 'Italia', Sprenger 1893
Image:Canna MrsKateGray 0043.JPG, ''Canna'' 'Mrs Kate Gray'
Image:Canna Partenope 1645.JPG, ''Canna'' 'Parténope', Sprenger 1897
Image:Canna Phasion 2003071201.jpg, ''Canna'' (Variegated Group) 'Phasion'
Image:Canna Roi Humbert 01.JPG, ''Canna'' 'Roi Humbert'
Image:Cannalily.JPG, ''Canna'' 'Roma', Sprenger 1896
Image:Canna TrinacriaVariegata 20030804 0362.jpg, ''Canna'' (Variegated Group) 'Trinacria Variegata'
Image:Canna UncleSam 0069.JPG, ''Canna'' 'Uncle Sam' Wintzer
Image:Canna Wyoming 20030727 0341.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Wyoming' Wintzer
Image:Canna YKH 1075.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Yellow King Humbert' Burbank

Australian group

The result of a crossing of a Foliage Group seed parent with an Italian Group pollen parent (''C.'' 'Red Stripe' x ''C.'' 'Bengal Tiger'), which resulted in the very large leaves of the Foliage Group allied with large flowers.

Image:POLONAISE S4300005-1.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Polanaise', Bernard Yorke

Premier group

This grouping contains cultivars that have a large, circular shape, without gaps between the staminodes when ordered. These are derived from triploids and crosses with the Italian Group cultivars.

Image:Canna Aida 01.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Aida', Howard & Smith 1920s
Image:AlfredYoung_0181.JPG, ''Canna'' 'Alfred Young', Dalebö 2005
Image:Canna Eureka 20030828 0040.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Eureka'
Image:KarlaDalebo 0250.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Karla Dalebö', Dalebö 2007
Image:Canna MaryLayden 0278.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Mary Layden', Dalebö 2005
Image:President 01.jpg, ''Canna'' 'The President', Wintzer 1920

Variegated group

Cultivars with variegated foliage, regardless of what other Group they may belong to.

Image:Canna BengalTiger 2003072702.jpg, ''Canna'' (Italian Group) 'Bengal Tiger'
Image:Canna Phasion 2003071201.jpg, ''Canna'' (Italian Group) 'Phasion'
Image:Canna PringleBay 01.jpg, ''Canna'' (Italian Group) (Miniature Group) 'Pringle Bay', Bloch
Image:Canna TrinacriaVariegata 20030804 0362.jpg, ''Canna'' (Italian Group) 'Trinacria Variegata'

Conservatory group

The growing conditions in a conservatory are quite specialised and do not suit many cultivars, this group have been selected for thriving in this environment, required features being plant vigor, early flowering, foliar appearance, self-cleaning ability and good propagation qualities. The originator of this group was Robert Armstrong (geneticist) while he was working at Longwood Gardens in the United States in 1967.

Image:Chesapeake 0819.JPG, ''Canna'' 'Chesapeake', Armstrong
Image:Constitution_1788.JPG, ''Canna'' 'Constitution', Armstrong
Image:Canna Lenape 0196.JPG, ''Canna'' 'Lenape', Armstrong

Aquatic group

Cultivars that thrive as marginal water plants. Characteristically, they will have lance-shaped foliage and long, thin rhizomes.

Image:Canna Endeavour 01.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Endeavour', Armstrong
Image:Canna Erebus 01.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Erebus', Armstrong
Image:Canna Erebus 2003072701.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Erebus', Armstrong
Image:Canna Ra 040718 0487.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Ra', Armstrong

Miniature group

Cultivars growing under 0.5m (19") high, the flowers should be in scale to the rest of the plant.

Image:Canna Puck 002.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Puck'
Image:Canna Flameche 02.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Flameche'
Image:FLORIAN01.JPG, ''Canna'' 'Florian' B. Yorke 2007
Image:Canna Oberon 02.JPG, ''Canna'' 'Oberon', Dalebö 2006

Agriculture group

Cultivars grown selectively for agricultural usage, normally for their very large rhizomes and a high starch yield. See Canna Agriculture Group for more details.

Image:Canna Edulis 2003072001 0014.jpg, ''Canna'' ' Achira Dark'
Image:Canna Queensland Arrowroot 01.jpg, ''Canna'' ' Queensland Arrowroot'

Musaefolia Group

The Musaefolia Group, having large leaves and being either tall or giant in size consists of cultivars whose leaves resemble those of banana plants (genus ''Musa''). Until this group was designated, the cultivars were considered to be members of the Foliage Group.

Image:Canna_Musifolia Hybrida_01.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Musaefolia Hybrida'
Image:Canna_MusaefoliaHybrida_0829.JPG, ''Canna'' 'Musaefolia Hybrida'
Image:Canna_MusafoliaPeruviana1.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Musaefolia Peruviana'
Image:Musafolia_Peruviana_0206.JPG, ''Canna'' 'Musaefolia Peruviana'
Image:Canna_MusaefoliaRubra_0838.JPG, ''Canna'' 'Musaefolia Rubra'
Image:Canna_Grande_01.jpg, ''Canna'' 'Musaefolia Grande'

See also

* List of ''Canna'' species
* List of ''Canna'' hybridists
* Lists of cultivars

References

External links

Claines Canna Collection

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