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| Canna 'Deutscher Kronprinz' |
(Italian Group)
Origin SPRENGER Karl
Parentage unknown
Height Medium, over 3ft/90cm
Foliage Dark
Form Branching
Flower Red
Blooming Average bloomer
Flowering Early summer to frosts
Tillering Average
Available Specialist
Introduced by Karl Sprenger of Messrs Dammann et Cie, Italy in 1907, Canna 'Deutscher Kronprinz' is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; dark foliage, oval shaped, acute apex, maroon margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured purple + farina; half-round flower stalks, coloured purple + farina; flowers are open, self-coloured scarlet, staminodes are large, edges irregular, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer, flowers in early 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 purple; tillering is average.
Canna 'Deutscher Kronprinz' is available from specialist growers.
Featured in 1908 outdoor trials at Wisley, without success. I found this one growing along the roadside in Corfu, the island where Herr Sprenger lived and worked until his death in 1917. The unique scarlet colour was a naming giveaway for this Italian Group cultivar, and as Sprenger was employed by Kaiser Wilhelm, I feel confident in the name.References
RHS Journal of 1908-9
Featured in 1908 outdoor trials at Wisley.
Orchid flowered, scarlet. Dark foliage.
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