Canna ‘Zulu Queen’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Series : [Zulu Series]
Height: Medium, 1-2m
Flower: Pink
Blooming: Good bloomer
Period: Early summer until frosts
Foliage: Dark
Form: Upright
Tillering: Good
Origin: SHEPPARD Marcelle
Breeding: C. Confettii x open
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Marcelle Sheppard Nursery, Texas, USA, Canna (Balisier) ‘Zulu Queen’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; dark foliage, large, lanceolate shaped, acute apex, maroon margin, upright habit; oval main stems, coloured purple + farina; round flower stalks, coloured purple + farina; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured pink, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, labellum is pink, petals purple with farina, 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 pink and purple; tillering is good.
A member of the Zulu Series series, Canna ‘Zulu Queen’ is available from specialist growers; breeding is C. Confettii x open.
Thor Dalebø