Canna ‘Fortune’
Group(s): Italian Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: DALEBØ Thor
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France, France in 2011, Canna (Balisier) ‘Fortune’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; dark green foliage, large, ovoid shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured purple; clusters of flowers are open, rainbow-shaded orange-red, throat cherry-red, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, labellum is orange-red with cherry-red spots, petals red, partial self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured pink and purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Fortune’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø