Canna ‘Suévia’
Group(s): Italian Group
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Yellow
Blooming: Average bloomer
Period: Early autumn until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Slow
Origin: SPRENGER Karl
Breeding: Prof. Forster x flaccida Le Roi
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Karl Sprenger of Messrs Dammann et Cie, Italy in 1895, Canna (Balisier) ‘Suévia’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, branching habit; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured pale yellow, throat burnt-red, staminodes are large, edges irregular, petals green, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer, flowers in early autumn 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 white and pink; tillering is slow.
Canna ‘Suévia’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is Prof. Forster x flaccida Le Roi.
Thor Dalebø