Canna ‘Crimson Beauty’
Synonym(s) : American Beauty,Pfitzer’s Crimson Beauty
Group(s): Premier Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: PFITZER Wilhelm
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Wilhelm Pfitzer Nursery, Germany, Canna (Balisier) ‘Crimson Beauty’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; flowers are reflexed, self-coloured crimson, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals red, fully self-cleaning, outstanding 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 white and pink; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Crimson Beauty’ is available from specialist growers.
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