OriginSHEPPARD Marcelle ParentageCanna ‘Rosever’ x open HeightMedium FoliageDark FormBranching FlowerPink BloomingAverage bloomer TilleringGood
Canna ‘Zulu Apricot Nectar’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; dark foliage, ovoid shaped, branching habit; flowers are open, self-coloured apricot, staminodes are large, edges regular, style is yellow, petals red, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer, 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 good.
Canna ‘Zulu Apricot Nectar’ Courtesy of Marcelle Sheppard
Canna ‘Zulu Best Friends’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; bronze foliage, ovoid shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; flowers are open, self-coloured red, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals purple, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in July until frosts in northern temperate zone, 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 good.
On 4 July 2005, Mrs Marcelle Sheppard visited her best friend Mrs Margie Brown, and between them they decided on names for two of Mrs Sheppard’s recent canna hybrids. The first is green leafed, with long scapes of orange blossoms, practically ever-blooming, and this will be called Canna ‘Orange County, Texas’. This is in recognition of Marcelles’ own home county, and the second which has good red foliage, with red flowers is to be named Canna ‘Zulu Best Friends’. The latter name is in recognition of their own long and trusted friendship.
Canna ‘Zulu Best Friends’ Courtesy of Marcelle Sheppard
Marcelle Sheppard names two new cultivars
4 July 2005
Today, Mrs Marcelle Sheppard visited her best friend Margie Brown and between them they decided on names for two of Mrs Sheppard’s recent canna hybrids.
The first is green leafed, with long scapes of orange blossoms, practically ever-blooming, and this will be called Canna ‘Orange County, Texas’. The second which is has good red foliage, with red flowers is to be named Canna ‘Zulu Best Friends’.
Canna ‘Zulu King’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; dark foliage, ovoid shaped, maroon margin, arching habit; flowers are open, self-coloured scarlet, staminodes are large, edges irregular, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in July until frosts in northern temperate zone, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Zulu Maiden’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; purple foliage, ovoid shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; triangular main stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, red with burnt-red spots, staminodes are large, edges ruffled, petals purple, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in June until frosts in northern temperate zone, 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 ‘Zulu Masquerade’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; dark foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, arching habit; oval main stems, coloured purple + farina; triangular flower stalks, coloured purple + farina; flowers are open, scarlet with a gold margin, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer, flowers in August until frosts in northern temperate zone, 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.
OriginSHEPPARD Marcelle ParentageCanna ‘Rosever’ x open HeightMedium FoliageDark FormBranching FlowerPink BloomingLow bloomer FloweringJuly/August/September/October/Until frosts TilleringSlow
Canna ‘Zulu Princess’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; dark foliage, ovoid shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; flowers are open, rose-red streaked with burnt-red, staminodes are large, edges irregular, petals purple, fully self-cleaning, low bloomer, flowers in July until frosts in northern temperate zone, 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 slow.
Canna ‘Zulu Princess’ Courtesy of Marcelle Sheppard
OriginSHEPPARD Marcelle ParentageCanna ‘Confettii’ x open HeightMedium FoliageDark FormSpreading FlowerPink BloomingGood bloomer FloweringJuly/August/September/October/Until frosts TilleringGood
Canna ‘Zulu Queen’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; dark foliage, large, elliptical shaped, acute apex, maroon margin, spreading habit; oval main stems, coloured purple + farina; round flower stalks, coloured purple + farina; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured pink, staminodes are medium size, edges lightly frilled, labellum is pink, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in July until frosts in northern temperate zone, 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 good.
OriginSHEPPARD Marcelle ParentageCanna ‘Percy Lancaster’ (aka Color Clown) x open HeightMedium FoliageDark FormBranching FlowerRed BloomingGood bloomer FloweringJuly/August/September/October/Until frosts TilleringGood
Canna ‘Zulu Warrior’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; bronze foliage, large, elliptical shaped, acute apex, transparent margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured purple + farina; round flower stalks, coloured purple + farina; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured red, staminodes are large, edges irregular, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in July until frosts in northern temperate zone, 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 good.
Canna ‘Zulu Warrior’ Courtesy of Marcelle Sheppard
A DISCUSSION ON ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE CANNACEAE FAMILY; OF INTEREST TO GARDENERS, COLLECTORS, AND PROFESSIONALS ALIKE.
