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Canna ‘Zulu King’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Series : [Zulu Series]
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Summer until frosts
Foliage: Dark
Form: Arching
Tillering: Average
Origin: SHEPPARD Marcelle
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Marcelle Sheppard Nursery, Texas, USA, Canna (Balisier) ‘Zulu King’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; dark foliage, ovoid shaped, acute apex, maroon margin, arching habit; flowers are open, self-coloured scarlet, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, stamen is scarlet, style is scarlet, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is average.
A member of the Zulu Series series, Canna ‘Zulu King’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø