Canna ‘Van Houttei’
Group(s): Foliage Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Late summer until frosts
Foliage: Dark
Form: Upright
Tillering: Average
Origin: LIERVAL
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Lierval, rue de Villiers, au Thernes, France in 1861, Canna (Balisier) ‘Van Houttei’ is a tall Foliage Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, very large, lanceolate shaped, maroon margin, upright habit; oval main stems, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured scarlet, staminodes are small, edges serrated, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in late summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Van Houttei’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø