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India Prince

Canna ‘India Prince’

(Foliage Group)

Origin JOHNSON Johnny K.
Height Small
Foliage Dark
Form Spreading
Flower Red
Blooming Outstanding bloomer
Tillering Prolific

Canna ‘India Prince’ is a small Foliage Group cultivar; dark foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; round main stems, coloured red; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured deep-crimson, staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular, petals red with farina, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured pink and purple; tillering is prolific.

Grown primarily for its foliage, ‘India Prince’ has red edges to its large, bright, wavy, green leaves. When younger the leaves have a dusky blush which vanishes as they mature.

JJ originally wanted to call this ‘Taj Mahal’ and told of how he was asked what the name meant. He replied that it was a palace of an  Indian Prince. That name was more popular and won the day with nurserymen.

Canna ‘India Prince’
References
Stokes Tropicals Catalog, Louisiana Internet October, 2000
A nice dark green leaved plant lightly suffused with maroon when young. Permanent maroon edge remains on leaf.
Claines Canna Collection 2006
Summary: Grown primarily for its foliage, ‘Taj Mahal’ has red edges to its large, bright, wavy, green leaves. When younger the leaves have a dusky blush which vanishes as they mature.
Size: Up to 1m (3’3″), strong clumper.
Flower: Intense dark red smaller-type flowers with red stems.
Foliage: Red edges on its larger bright wavy green leaves. Those same leaves have dark shadows during their young period.
Origin: Johnny K. Johnson, USA. JJ originally wanted to call this ‘Taj Mahal’ and tells how he was asked what the name meant. He replied that it was a kind of India Prince. That name was more popular and won the day.