Canna ‘Burgundia’
Group(s): Italian Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Multi-coloured
Blooming: Average bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: SPRENGER Karl
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Karl Sprenger of Messrs Dammann et Cie, Italy, Canna (Balisier) ‘Burgundia’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; green foliage, small, elliptical shaped, branching habit; triangular main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, red with a wide gold margin, staminodes are large, edges ruffled, labellum is red with a narrow gold margin, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Burgundia’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø