Canna ‘Adolf Ernst’
Group(s): Crozy Group, Heritage Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Average
Origin: ERNST G.
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by G. Ernst, Canna (Balisier) ‘Adolf Ernst’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oblong shaped, white margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured red, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals red with farina, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; 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.
Canna ‘Adolf Ernst’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø