Canna ‘Romagna’
Group(s): Italian Group, Heritage Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Late summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Slow
Origin: SPRENGER Karl
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Karl Sprenger of Messrs Dammann et Cie, Italy, Canna (Balisier) ‘Romagna’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; dark foliage, elliptical shaped, acute apex, branching habit; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured red, staminodes are large, edges regular, petals red, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in late summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is slow.
Canna ‘Romagna’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø