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Canna ‘Rubra Superbissima’
Group(s): Foliage Group, Heritage Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Low bloomer
Foliage: Dark
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: ANNÉE Théodore
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Théodore Année, Passy, France in 1862, Canna (Balisier) ‘Rubra Superbissima’ is a tall Foliage Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, oblong-obtuse shaped, transparent margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured orange-red, staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular, fully self-cleaning, low bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating, capsules globose; rhizomes are tuber-like groups, coloured purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Rubra Superbissima’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø