Canna ‘Schwabenland’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Dark
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Average
Origin: PFITZER Wilhelm
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Wilhelm Pfitzer Nursery, Germany, Canna (Balisier) ‘Schwabenland’ is a tall Crozy Group cultivar; dark green and red variegated foliage, spreading habit; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured scarlet, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals red, 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 white and purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Schwabenland’ is available from specialist growers.
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