Canna ‘Vermilion’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Dark
Form: Branching
Origin: Quality Gladiolus Gardens
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Quality Gladiolus Gardens, Arkansas, USA, Canna (Balisier) ‘Vermilion’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; bronze foliage, oval shaped, acute apex, branching habit; round main stems, coloured purple; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured vermilion, staminodes are medium size, edges lightly frilled, stamen is flecked with gold, style is red, petals red, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, 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 purple.
Canna ‘Vermilion’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø