Canna ‘King Tut’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Yellow
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: HARRIS Alice
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Alice Harris of Karchesky Canna, Pennsylvania, USA in 2005, Canna (Balisier) ‘King Tut’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, large, oval-acuminate shaped, white margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, gold heavily spotted with orange-red, staminodes are large, edges regular, labellum is gold streaked with redcurrant, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘King Tut’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø