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Canna ‘Deutscher Kronprinz’
Synonym(s) : Deutscher
Group(s): Italian Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Average bloomer
Foliage: Dark
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Origin: SPRENGER Karl
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Karl Sprenger of Messrs Dammann et Cie, Italy in 1907, Canna (Balisier) ‘Deutscher Kronprinz’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; dark foliage, oval shaped, acute apex, maroon margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured purple + farina; half-round flower stalks, coloured purple + farina; flowers are open, self-coloured scarlet, staminodes are large, edges irregular, petals purple with farina, 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 purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Deutscher Kronprinz’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø