OriginCROZY Antoine HeightMedium FoliageGreen FormBranching FlowerRed BloomingGood bloomer FloweringJuly/August/September/October/Until frosts TilleringProlific AwardsRHS First Class Certificate, 1888
Canna ‘Ulrich Brunner’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, elliptical shaped, branching habit; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured scarlet, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals red, partial self-cleaning, good bloomer, flowers in July until frosts in northern temperate zone, 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 purple; tillering is prolific.
OriginWINTZER Antoine HeightTall FoliageGreen FormBranching FlowerOrange BloomingLow bloomer FloweringAugust/September/October/Until frosts TilleringProlific AwardsRHS Award of Merit in 1907
Canna ‘Uncle Sam’ is a tall Italian Group cultivar; mid green foliage, ovoid shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; triangular main stems, coloured green + purple; flowers are open, red-orange and burnt-red, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, low bloomer, flowers in August until frosts in northern temperate zone, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple; tillering is prolific.
Awarded the RHS Award of Merit in 1907 and featured in 1908 RHS outdoor trials at Wisley.
Rich orange, becoming red ; yellow spotted with red at the throat ; truss good ; flowers large ; petal broad, smooth ; foliage very broad, glaucous green with distinct crimson edge. The habit distinctly that of the orchid-flowered varieties, but the smoothness and substance of the petals almost that of the gladiolus section.
RHS Journal of 1908-9
Featured in 1908 outdoor trials at Wisley. Orchid-flowered, green foliage and flowers red-orange.
Canna ‘Upton’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; dark green foliage, oval shaped, white margin, arching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stalks, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, red-orange with a rose-red blush, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, labellum is red-orange and gold, stamen is gold with cadmium-orange spots, style is gold, petals purple, fully self-cleaning, outstanding bloomer, flowers in June until frosts in northern temperate zone, 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 pink and purple; tillering is slow.
ORIGIN Thor DALEBÖ, 2006 HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres FOLIAGE Green FORM Upright FLOWER Red
Canna ‘Uvurderlig’ is a medium sized Foliage Group cultivar; green foliage, oval-acuminate shaped, transparent margin, upright habit; half-round stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are erect, burnt-red streaked with red, staminodes are long and narrow, edges irregular, labellum is saffron-yellow with a narrow carmine margin, style is saffron-yellow, petals purple, fully self-cleaning, 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 white and purple; tillering is average.
Introduced by Thor Dalebö, Claines Canna Collection, Worcester, England, EU in 2006. This is another member of our “back to basics” experiment, where we replicated the species crosses made in the 1840’s and onwards to see what we could produce. The achievement with this second generation cross was producing flowers with petals (staminodes) much larger than the species. This cultivar remains part of our breeding programme and will be crossed with more species to capture more of the basics, but also will be crossed with modern Premier Group cultivars to understand what such a cross will produce.
A DISCUSSION ON ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE CANNACEAE FAMILY; OF INTEREST TO GARDENERS, COLLECTORS, AND PROFESSIONALS ALIKE.
