Canna ‘Scarlet’s Rib’
Group(s): Foliage Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Orange
Blooming: Low bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: JOHNSON Jonny K.
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Jonny K. Johnson, USA, Canna (Balisier) ‘Scarlet’s Rib’ is a medium sized Foliage Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, ovoid shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green + purple; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured red-orange, staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, low bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 7 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Scarlet’s Rib’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø