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Canna ‘Uncle Sam’
Group(s): Italian Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Orange
Blooming: Low bloomer
Period: Late summer until frosts
Foliage: Green
Form: Branching
Tillering: Prolific
Awards: RHS Award of Merit in 1907
Availability: Specialist growers
Canna (Balisier) ‘Uncle Sam’ is a tall Italian Group cultivar; mid green foliage, ovoid shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; triangular main stems, coloured green + purple; flowers are open, red-orange and burnt-red, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, low bloomer, flowers in late summer 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 purple; tillering is prolific.
Canna ‘Uncle Sam’was awarded RHS Award of Merit in 1907; is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø