Canna ‘Reichskanzler Fürst Hohenlohe’
Group(s): Crozy Group, Heritage Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Yellow
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Late summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Slow
Origin: PFITZER Wilhelm
Awards: RHS First Class Certificate, 1898
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Wilhelm Pfitzer Nursery, Germany, Canna (Balisier) ‘Reichskanzler Fürst Hohenlohe’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; mid green foliage, ovoid shaped, acute apex, branching habit; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured pale yellow, staminodes are medium size, labellum is pale yellow speckled with orange-red, stamen is gold, style is gold, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in late summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is slow.
Canna ‘Reichskanzler Fürst Hohenlohe’was awarded RHS First Class Certificate, 1898; is available from specialist growers.
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