Canna ‘Captain Lolittle’
Group(s): Foliage Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Late spring until frosts
Foliage: Dark
Form: Branching
Tillering: Good
Origin: ROGER Raphaël
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Raphaël Roger, Belgium in 2019, Canna (Balisier) ‘Captain Lolittle’ is a tall Foliage Group cultivar; dark green foliage, elliptical shaped, acute apex, maroon margin, branching habit; triangular main stems, coloured purple; round flower stalks, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured red, staminodes are narrow, edges regular, stamen is yellow, style is yellow and red, petals red, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in late spring until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is good.
Canna ‘Captain Lolittle’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø