Canna ‘Souvenir de Robert Owen’
Synonym(s) : Souvenir D.R. Owen,Souvenir of Dr. Owen
Group(s): Crozy Group, Heritage Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Foliage: Dark
Form: Branching
Tillering: Average
Availability: Specialist growers
Canna (Balisier) ‘Souvenir de Robert Owen’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; dark foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, orange-red with rose-red spots, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, 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 white and purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Souvenir de Robert Owen’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø