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Canna ‘Black Knight’
Group(s): Crozy Group, Heritage Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Low bloomer
Period: Late summer until frosts
Foliage: Dark
Form: Arching
Tillering: Good
Origin: PERCY-LANCASTER Sydney
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Sydney Percy-Lancaster, Alipore Cannas, India, Canna (Balisier) ‘Black Knight’ is a tall Crozy Group cultivar; purple foliage, elliptical shaped, acute apex, arching habit; round main stems, coloured purple; clusters of flowers are reflexed, self-coloured crimson-maroon, staminodes are large, edges regular, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, low 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 purple; tillering is good.
Canna ‘Black Knight’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø