Canna 'Madame Crozy' Explained
| Canna 'Madame Crozy' |
| Genus: | Canna |
| Breeder: | A. Crozy, Lyon, France in 1889 |
| Group: | 'Crozy Group' |
| Cultivar: | 'Madame Crozy' |
Canna 'Madame Crozy' is a medium-sized 'Crozy Group' canna cultivar; green foliage, large, ovoid shaped, branching habit; oval stems, coloured red; spikes of flowers are open, scarlet with a narrow gold margin,[1] throat gold with vermilion spots, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals red, fully self-cleaning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter,[1] coloured purple; tillering is prolific. It was introduced by A. Crozy,[2] Lyon, France in 1890 and was named in honour of his wife.[1] It was awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM),[3] in 1890.
It is hardy to USDA Zone 7 (-15 °C) and can be grown in fertile and moist soils which are well drained.[1]
Synonyms
- Canna 'Mrs Cozy'
- Canna 'Mrs Croky',[1]
See also
References
- RHS Journal of 1890
- RHS Journal of 1891
- RHS Journal of 1894
- Garden & Forest, 1894
- L'Illustration Horticole, 15 March 1895
- RHS Journal of 1895
- RHS Journal of 1898-9
- RHS Journal of 1899 - 1900
- Railton & Co., Australia, 1900 - 1903
- RHS Journal of 1908-9
- Cassells Dictionary of Practical Gardening, Walter P. Wright, 1910
- Tropical Plants & Gardening, 1935
- Inter-State Nurseries, Hamburg, Iowa, USA. Catalogue 1939
- Westover Nursery, Clayton, USA. Catalog 1939
- Burgess Seed and Plant Co, Catalogue 1939
- Burgess Seed and Plant Co, Catalogue 1941
- Tropical Planting and Gardening, H.F. MacMillan, 5th Edition, 1954
- The Popular Encyclopaedia of Gardening, H.H. Thomas and Gordon Forsyth, 1955
- KAVB International Canna Checklist, September 2004
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Canna ‘Madame Crozy’. myjunglegarden.com . 26 January 2017.
- Web site: Canna . 17 July 2013 . pacificbulbsociety.org . 26 January 2017.
- Web site: Canna 'Madame Crozy' . rhs.org.uk . 26 January 2017.
