Canna ‘Fürst Wied’
Synonym(s) : Mistress Furst Wied
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Availability: Specialist growers
Canna (Balisier) ‘Fürst Wied’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured purple + farina; triangular flower stalks, coloured purple + farina; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured red, throat yellow, staminodes are narrow, edges regular, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, 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.
Canna ‘Fürst Wied’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø