Canna ‘Spiderman’
Group(s): Foliage Group
Height: Giant, over 3m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Outstanding bloomer
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: WILLIAMS Brian
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Brian Williams, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, Canna (Balisier) ‘Spiderman’ is a giant Foliage Group cultivar; dark green foliage, ovoid shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green + purple; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured red, staminodes are narrow, edges irregular, petals purple with farina, outstanding bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is fertile, pollen is sterile, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 7 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Spiderman’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø