Canna ‘The President’
Synonym(s) : L’Aiglon,Le Président,Red Spiritiae
Group(s): Premier Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Late summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Average
Origin: WINTZER Antoine
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Antoine Wintzer of The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pennsylvania, USA in 1920, Canna (Balisier) ‘The President’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, large, oval shaped, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green + purple; flowers are open, self-coloured scarlet (RHS 44A), staminodes are large, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in late summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured pink and purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘The President’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø