OriginPFITZER Wilhelm AwardsRHS Award of Merit 1907 HeightSmall, less than 1 metre FoliageGreen FormSpreading FlowerYellow BloomingGood bloomer TilleringAverage
Canna ‘R. Wallace’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oblong shaped, white margin, spreading habit; round main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, pale yellow with rose spots, staminodes are large, edges regular, stamen is rose-red with small yellow flecks, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is average.
The RHS Journal of 1908-9 shows that this cultivar was featured in the 1908 outdoor canna trials at Wisley. It was entered under the section titled “Gladiolus-flowered, green foliage and flowers yellow, faintly spotted, or a little marked with red.”
Survived the test of time, nearly a hundred years after winning the highest award the RHS had to offer, this cultivar is still thriving and full of vigour. A medium sized clump of attractice green leaves, and crowned by gladioulus type pale yellow blooms with a few rose spots in the throat of its lightly frilled petals. Often anything yellow with red spots is given this name. That normally turns out to be Canna ‘Austria’, which is an Italian Group (orchiodes type) flower and is easily recognised as an imposter.
Featured in 1908 outdoor trials at Wisley.
Entered under the section titled “Gladiolus-flowered, green foliage and flowers yellow, faintly spotted, or a little marked with red.” Described separately as “Pale yellow, faintly spotted with rose.”
Tropical Planting and Gardening, H.F. MacMillan, 5th Edition, 1954
Green foliage. Gladiolus flowered bright canary yellow.
Summary: Survived the test of time, nearly a hundred years after winning the highest award the RHS had to offer, this cultivar is still thriving and full of vigour. A medium sized clump of attractice green leaves, and crowned by gladioulus type pale yellow blooms with a few rose spots in the throat of its lightly frilled petals. Often anything yellow with red spots is given this name. That normally turns out to be Canna ‘Austria’, which is an orchiodes type flower and is easily recognised as an imposter.
Size: Up to 90cm in height, strong clumps with a vigorous habit.
Flower: Pale yellow faintly spotted with rose in the throat and lightly frilled petals. A floriferous gladiolus type.
Foliage: Green.
Origin: Raised in 1902 by Wilhelm Pfitzer.
Awards: 1906 RHS Award of Merit (Cannel, Pfitzer 1907)
Canna ‘Red Dazzler’ is a tall Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured vermilion, staminodes are large, edges regular, petals purple with farina, partial self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is sterile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is average.
Nobody lays claim to be the breeder of this significant variety, so the probability is that it is a synonym of something good that went before. Because of the location, a good starting point would be Antoine Wintzer and his endless bounty of new canna cultivars.
(T) A gigantic plant with hue, deep orange, gladiolus-like flowers that are borne atop massive lettuce-green leaves. Similar to ‘Wintzer’s Colossal’, although the name is registered independently. It is very readily available and highly reliable.
Rivendell Botanic Garden, List January 2001
Orange red flowers, green leaves. Tall.
KAVB International Canna Checklist, September 2004
Flowers dark red, leaves green, height over 80 cm.
Karchesky and Harris 2006
Impressive canna with purplish red buds that open to huge deep orange flowers. Lettuce green foliage. Tall height.
Canna ‘Red Ribbons’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured burnt-red, staminodes are narrow, petals purple with farina, 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 purple.
