Canna ‘Donstiennes’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: ROGER Raphaël
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Raphaël Roger, Belgium in 2008, Canna (Balisier) ‘Donstiennes’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; dark green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, orange-red with a narrow gold margin, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, labellum is orange-red rayed with gold, petals red, outstanding bloomer, 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 pink and purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Donstiennes’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø