Canna ‘Red King Humbert’
Synonym(s) : Out of Africa,TyTy Red
Group(s): Italian Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Foliage: Dark
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Availability: Specialist growers
Canna (Balisier) ‘Red King Humbert’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; bronze foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; triangular main stems, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are cupped, self-coloured red, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is sterile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Red King Humbert’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø