Canna 'Centenaire de Rozain-Bourcharlat': Heirloom Pink Canna

Canna 'Centenaire de Rozain-Bourcharlat' – 1920s French Heirloom

This 3-foot canna from the 1920s has impossibly deep pure-rose flowers recalling orchids and leis. Medium height, bronze foliage, large true pink flowers.

Culture

Greenhouse: full light with shade from hot sun, soilless mix, water freely, fertilize monthly with phosphate-rich feed. Garden: fertile soil, full sun, water freely in dry weather, deadhead regularly. Where not hardy, plant out early summer, lift rhizomes after autumn frost, store in barely moist leaf mold/peat in frost-free location. Propagate by chipped/soaked seed at 70°F in spring/autumn. Pests: slugs, snails, spider mites, caterpillars; viruses, rust, fungal leaf spot, bacterial blight.

Key Facts

• Height: 3–6 ft.
• Light: Full sun
• Moisture: Medium
• Bloom: Summer (pink)
• Features: Bronze foliage, attracts hummingbirds, heirloom