Canna ‘Zulu Rouge’
Group(s): Crozy Group
Series : [Zulu Series]
Height: Small, under 1m
Flower: Red
Blooming: Average bloomer
Foliage: Dark
Form: Spreading
Tillering: Average
Origin: SHEPPARD Marcelle
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Marcelle Sheppard Nursery, Texas, USA, Canna (Balisier) ‘Zulu Rouge’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; purple foliage, ovoid shaped, acute apex, maroon margin, spreading habit; flowers are open, self-coloured red, staminodes are large, edges irregular, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer, 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 purple; tillering is average.
A member of the Zulu Series series, Canna ‘Zulu Rouge’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø