Canna ‘Phœbe’
syn. Fire Red
(Italian Group)
ORIGIN SPRENGER Karl
HEIGHT Tall, 2-3 metres
FOLIAGE Dark green
FORM Upright
FLOWER Red
FLOWERING Late bloomer
Canna ‘Phœbe’ is a tall Italian Group cultivar; dark green foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, upright habit; oval stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, self-coloured orange-red, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, late 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.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is RHS Journal of 1908-9.
