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Canna ‘Russian Red’
Synonym(s) : indica var. Russian Red
Group(s): Foliage Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Low bloomer
Period: Late summer until frosts
Foliage: Dark
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: HAYWARD Keith
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society AGM at 2002 Trials at Wisley, England
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Keith Hayward, UK National Canna Collection Holder, England, Canna (Balisier) ‘Russian Red’ is a tall Foliage Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, acute apex, transparent margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured orange, staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, low bloomer, flowers in late summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Russian Red’was awarded Royal Horticultural Society AGM at 2002 Trials at Wisley, England; is available from specialist growers.
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