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Canna ‘tuerckheimii’
Synonym(s) : coccinea var. sylvestris (Roscoe) Regel,latifolia
Group(s): Wild Species
Height: Giant, over 3m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Low bloomer
Period: Early autumn until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Prolific
Origin: KRAENZLIN Friedrich
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Friedrich Kraenzlin, Canna (Balisier) ‘tuerckheimii’ is a giant species; green foliage, oblong shaped, branching habit; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured crimson, staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular, petals purple, fully self-cleaning, low bloomer, flowers in early autumn until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules ellipsoid; rhizomes are thick, up to 7 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘tuerckheimii’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø