Fortune

Canna 'Fortune'

(Humbert Group)

 
Origin DALEBØ Thor
Parentage sport of C. 'Queen Helena'
Height Medium, over 3ft/90cm
Foliage Green
Form Spreading
Flower Red
Blooming Outstanding bloomer
Flowering Early summer to frosts
Tillering Prolific
Available Specialist

Introduced by Thor Dalebø of Normandy, France in 2011, Canna 'Fortune' is a medium sized Humbert Group cultivar; dark green foliage, large, oval shaped, acute apex, maroon margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured purple; clusters of flowers are open, rainbow-shaded orange-red, throat cherry-red, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, labellum is orange-red with cherry-red spots, petals red, partial self-cleaning, outstanding 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 pink and purple; tillering is prolific.

Canna 'Fortune' is available from specialist growers; breeding is sport of C. 'Queen Helena'.

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