Canna ‘Dondoblütrot’
Synonym(s) : Dondoblutrot
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Origin: SCHMID P.
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by P. Schmid in 1959, Canna (Balisier) ‘Dondoblütrot’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green + farina; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured redcurrant, staminodes are medium size, edges lightly frilled, petals green, 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 purple.
Canna ‘Dondoblütrot’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø