Canna ‘Liervalii’
syn Red Bird
(Foliage Group)
Origin LIERVAL, France
Height Tall
Foliage Dark
Form Spreading
Flower Orange-red
Blooming Outstanding bloomer
Tillering Prolific
Canna ‘Liervalii’ is a tall Foliage Group cultivar; purple foliage, oblong shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; round main stems, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured orange-red, staminodes are long and narrow, edges irregular, 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 purple; tillering is prolific.
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