Canna ‘Lohengrin’
Group(s): Crozy Group, Heritage Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Orange
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Good
Origin: LEMOINE Victor
Awards: RHS Award of Merit 1893
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Lemoine, France, Canna (Balisier) ‘Lohengrin’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; mid green foliage, elliptical shaped, acute apex, maroon margin, branching habit; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured orange, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals green, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules subglobose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple; tillering is good.
Canna ‘Lohengrin’was awarded RHS Award of Merit 1893; is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø