Canna ‘Grossherzog Ernst Ludwig von Hessen’
Synonym(s) : Graf Herzog Ernest Ludwig von Hessen
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Orange
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Dark
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Awards: RHS Award of Merit (Cannell 1901)
Availability: Specialist growers
Canna (Balisier) ‘Grossherzog Ernst Ludwig von Hessen’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; dark foliage, ovoid shaped, branching habit; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured orange, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals purple, 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; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Grossherzog Ernst Ludwig von Hessen’was awarded RHS Award of Merit (Cannell 1901); is available from specialist growers.
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