Canna ‘Poinsettia’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Good
Availability: Specialist growers
Canna (Balisier) ‘Poinsettia’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; mid green foliage, elliptical shaped, acute apex, spreading habit; clusters of flowers are open, red with a narrow gold margin, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, 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 pink and purple; tillering is good.
Canna ‘Poinsettia’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø