Thor Dalebö.

Deutscher Kronprinz

Canna ‘Deutscher Kronprinz’

syn. Deutscher
(Italian Group)

ORIGIN SPRENGER Karl, 1907
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Dark
FORM Branching
FLOWER Red
FLOWERING Average bloomer

Canna ‘Deutscher Kronprinz’ is a medium sized Italian Group cultivar; dark foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured scarlet, staminodes are large, edges irregular, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer, 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.

References
RHS Journal of 1908-9
Featured in 1908 outdoor trials at Wisley. Orchid flowered, scarlet. Dark foliage.