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Canna ‘Tropical Red’
Synonym(s) : Tropic Red
Group(s): Crozy Group
Series : [Tropical Series]
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Early summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Average
Origin: Takii Seeds
Availability: Generally available
Introduced by Takii & Co., Japan., Japan, Canna (Balisier) ‘Tropical Red’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, acuminate apex, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured red, throat pale yellow, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, style is yellow, petals red, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in early summer until frosts, 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.
A member of the Tropical Series series, Canna ‘Tropical Red’ is generally available.
Thor Dalebø