Canna ‘Black Cleopatra’
Group(s): Italian Group, Sport Group
Height: Giant, over 3m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Dark
Form: Branching
Tillering: Good
Origin: TURC Ernest
Breeding: Reverted sport of Roi Humberty->Yellow Humbert (Cleopatra)
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Ernest Turc Nursery, Angers, France in 2023, Canna (Balisier) ‘Black Cleopatra’ is a giant Italian Group cultivar; purple foliage, large, ovoid shaped, acute apex, branching habit; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured red, staminodes are large, edges regular, petals purple, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are not produced, coloured purple; tillering is good.
Canna ‘Black Cleopatra’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is Reverted sport of Roi Humberty->Yellow Humbert (Cleopatra).
Thor Dalebø