Canna 'Adolf Ernst'
(French Group)(Heritage Group)
Origin ERNST G.
Parentage unknown
Height Medium, over 3ft/90cm
Foliage Green
Form Spreading
Flower Red
Blooming Good bloomer
Flowering Early summer to frosts
Tillering Average
Available Specialist
Introduced by G. Ernst, Canna 'Adolf Ernst' is a medium sized cultivar; green foliage, oblong shaped, acute apex, white margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured dark green; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured red, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals red 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 average.
Canna 'Adolf Ernst' is available from specialist growers.
Named for Adolf Ernst, a leading botanist in the 19th Century, and a correspondent with noless than Charles Darwin himself.
References
Das Geschlecht der Canna, by Árpád Mühle
Adolf Ernst. (Ernst.) leaves dark green. The umbels large, and well built. Flowers darkly vermilion. One the best ones of the older sorts.
Standardized Plant Names, 1942
Confirmed that the plant name is currently in use.
Claines Canna Collection
Medium height. Maroon red, with flecks of yellow margin. Green foliage with white border. Botanical Gardens in Eastern Europe have many surprises for those who look.
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