Ulrich Brunner

Canna 'Ulrich Brunner'

(French Group)(Heritage Group)

 

Origin CROZY Antoine

Parentage unknown

Height Medium, over 3ft/90cm

Foliage Green

Form Branching

Flower Red

Blooming Good bloomer

Flowering Summer to frosts

Tillering Prolific

Awards RHS First Class Certificate, 1888

Available Specialist

Introduced by Pierre Antoine Marie Crozy of Crozy et fil, Lyon , France, Canna 'Ulrich Brunner' is a medium sized cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, acute apex, branching habit; triangular main stems, coloured green; oval flower stalks, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured scarlet, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals red, partial self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in summer until frosts, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple; tillering is prolific.

Canna 'Ulrich Brunner'was awarded RHS First Class Certificate, 1888; is available from specialist growers.

References

RHS First Class Certificate (J. Veitch 1888)

RHS Journal of 1889

Wilhelm Pfitzer Catalogue, 1890

Tall. Leaves green. The large flowers are a splendid scarlet-cherry-red colour. Outstanding.

RHS Journal of 1895

The English Flower Garden, W. Robinson. 8th Edition, 1900

No decription, just a list of recommended specimens.

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