Wine and Roses

Canna 'Wine and Roses'

(French Group)
Origin SHEPPARD Marcelle
Parentage unknown
Height Small, under 3ft/90cm
Foliage Dark
Form Spreading
Flower Pink
Blooming Outstanding bloomer
Flowering Early summer to frosts
Tillering Average
Available Specialist

Introduced by Marcelle Sheppard Nursery, Texas, USA, Canna 'Wine and Roses' is a small cultivar; purple foliage, ovoid shaped, acute apex, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured purple + farina; triangular flower stalks, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured pink, staminodes are large, edges irregular, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, outstanding 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 purple; tillering is average.

Canna 'Wine and Roses' is available from specialist growers.

References

Rivendell Botanic Garden, List January 2001
Hot pink flowers; leaves red, blue and green. Dwarf.

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