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Canna ‘Musafolia Rubra’
Group(s): Musafolia Group, Heritage Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: ANNÉE Théodore
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Théodore Année, Passy, France in 1862, Canna (Balisier) ‘Musafolia Rubra’ is a tall cultivar; dark green foliage, very large, broadly oblong shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured salmon-red, staminodes are small, edges regular, style is red, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Musafolia Rubra’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø