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Canna ‘Annei rubra’
Group(s): Foliage Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Dark
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: CHATÉ Emile
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by E. Chaté et fils, sentier Saint-Antoine, Saint-Mandé, Paris, France in 1861, Canna (Balisier) ‘Annei rubra’ is a tall Foliage Group cultivar; deep green and purple variegated foliage, large, acuminate shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured purple; triangular flower stalks, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured red, staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, outstanding 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 pink and purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Annei rubra’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø