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Canna ‘Statue of Liberty’
(Italian Group)(Heritage Group)
Origin WINTZER Antoine
Height Tall
Foliage Dark
Form Upright
Flower Red
Tillering Prolific
Canna ‘Statue of Liberty’ is a tall Italian Group cultivar; purple foliage, oval shaped, upright habit; round main stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, self-coloured carmine, staminodes are large, edges irregular, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, 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 prolific.
The staminodes are very fine and thin, and when the sun shines through them there are colour transformations. The bloom only lasts for a day or so, but in that time it makes its statement.
Vaughans Catalogue, 1928
Mentions this.
Sonderegger Catalogue, 1929
STATUE OF LIBERTY. Height, 6 to 7 feet. Red. This
Canna outstrips exaggeration. We believe it is, without exception, the largest
Canna in existence. Like Statue of Liberty, it overtops anything of a similar nature than can be compared with it. Its foliage is bronze, leaves half as large again as its nearest rival, and a rich, luxuriant ebony shade. It holds aloft a fiery, flaming flower, orchid type, blazing flame-red in color. The flowers are of large size and good form. The effect is massive and impressive. Price: 25c each; 10 for $2.20, post-paid.
The I.W. Scott Co., Pittsburgh. PA, USA, Catalogue 1939
Flowers blazing flame-red. The foliage is a rich, luxurious bronzy shade. The leaves are larger than any other
Canna we know. Height 6 feet to 7 feet.
Inter-State Nurseries, Hamburg, Iowa, USA. Catalogue 1939
Statue of Liberty – Orange-red, bronze foliage. 6 feet.
Montgomery Ward, USA, Catalogue 1949
STATUE OF LIBERTY (not pictured). Tall growing. The giant of all Cannas. Flame red blooms. Coppery foliage.
Sears Garden Book, 1951
Flame red. Giant growth.
Montgomery Ward, USA, Catalogue 1953
STATUE OF LIBERTY. (Not Pictured). The giant of all Cannas. Flame red blooms. Coppery foliage.
Montgomery Ward, USA, Catalogue 1955
STATUE OF LIBERTY. (Not Pictured). The giant of all
Cannas. Flame red blooms. Coppery foliage.
Montgomery Ward, USA, Catalogue 1961
(Not pictured). The giant of all cannas. Bloom is similar to ‘
President’. Coppery foliage.
Montgomery Ward, USA, Catalogue 1964
Giant of all cannas.Handsome copper coloured foliage.
New. Huge Scarlet of perfect shape.
Ian Cooke, The Gardeners Guide to Growing Cannas
(T) A mammoth plant with hefty, soft red flowers. The stem is crowded with huge, purple leaves and it is very tall. It is quite comparable to ‘Wintzer’s Colossal’. It is only available from very few sources, including New Zealand. The date of introduction is unknown, although it is described in Vaughan’s catalogue of 1928.
Giant grower, dark foliage, red flowers.
Rivendell Botanic Garden, List January 2001
Red flowers, reddish blue leaves. Tall.
Podgora Gardens, Sonja Mrsich, North Island, New Zealand. Catalogue
Flowers of brilliant orange-flame and contrasting bronze leaves. 150cm.
IndiaAgroNet 2005
Plants with bronze coloured leaves and blazing flame-red flowers.
Claines
Canna Collection 2006
Summary: Tall, carmine red blooms above large purple leaves. The staminoides are very fine and thin, and when the sun shines through them there are colour transformations. The bloom only lasts for a day or so, but in that time it makes its statement.
Size: Tall
Flower: Carmine red. The staminodes are very fine and thin, and when the sun shines through them there are colour transformations. The bloom only lasts for a day or so, but in that time it makes its statement.
Karchesky and Harris 2006
Bold stature canna with large cupped soft red flowers above large rich deep purple green foliage. Rich purple stems and bud stems with a white farina. Tall height. Origin: New Zealand.
Mr. Wintzer is the originator, and the Conard & Jones Company the introducer of such varieties as ‘
The President’, Mrs. Alfred F. Conard’, ‘
City of Portland’, ‘American Beauty’, ‘Statue of Liberty’, Wintzer’s Colossal and of ‘Sears (?) Queen’, ‘Flag of Truce’ and a host of others
