Canna ‘Cleopatra’
Group(s): Italian Group, Chimera Group, Variegated Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Multi-coloured
Blooming: Good bloomer
Foliage: Variegated
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Average
Origin: SARVER Rosalinda
Availability: Extinct
Introduced by Rosalinda Sarver, USA in 1962, Canna (Balisier) ‘Cleopatra’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; variegated foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; round main stems, coloured green + purple; triangular flower stalks, coloured green + purple; clusters of flowers are open, yellow with red spots, staminodes are large, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is sterile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Cleopatra’ is no longer available.
Thor Dalebø