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Canna ‘Futurity Red’
Synonym(s) : Red Futurity
Group(s): Crozy Group
Series : Futurity Series
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Dark
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: Quality Gladiolus Gardens
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Quality Gladiolus Gardens, Arkansas, USA, Canna (Balisier) ‘Futurity Red’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; bronze foliage, ovoid shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured purple; triangular flower stalks, coloured purple; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured cherry-red, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, 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, coloured purple; tillering is prolific.
A member of the Futurity Series series, Canna ‘Futurity Red’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø