ORIGIN Schmid HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres FOLIAGE Green FORM Spreading FLOWER Red FLOWERING Low bloomer
Canna ‘Almenrausch’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured carmine, staminodes are large, edges irregular, low bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Hart Canna, 2000, Internet October 2000.
ORIGIN Schmid HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres FOLIAGE Dark (137A) FORM Spreading FLOWER Pink FLOWERING Good bloomer AWARDS RHS AGM
This cultivar has a naming conflict with an earlier plant, still in cultivation in Southern Europe and Austra-Asia, but not in the USA.
Canna ‘Aphrodite (2)’ is a medium sized Premier Group cultivar; dark (137A) foliage, oblong shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; round stems, coloured purple; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured salmon, staminodes are large, labellum is pink (51A), stamen is pink, petals red, good 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 pink and purple; tillering is average.
This excellent cultivar was awarded the Award of Garden Merit by the RHS after the Canna Trial held at Wisley in 2002. The plant was submitted by Hart Cannas, England.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Canna Handbook, Keith Hayward. Edition 1.06. September 2000.
HEIGHT Small less than 1 metre FOLIAGE Green FORM Spreading FLOWER Pink
Canna ‘Beratrix’ is a small Premier Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, spreading habit; round stems, coloured green, burgundy rim; flowers are open, self-coloured salmon, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals green, fully self-cleaning, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, not self-pollinating.
(M) This compact cultivar has large flowers in soft salmon. The leaves are green. Available in New Zealand
Podgora Gardens Catalogue, 2004
Large flowers in delicate shade of salmon. 50cm.
KAVB International Canna Checklist, September 2004
P. Schmid; flowers orient-red (RHS 42A), inner petals with yellow midrib, leaves green, height up to 80 cm.
Raelene at Canpelkni Blooms describes Beatrix thus:
Beatrix
This beautiful canna Beatrix is one of my favorite growing cannas.
Why is she a favorite you might ask, well firstly, I like the color changes that she show throughout the season.
In mid spring when she starts flowering her blooms are a soft apricot tone flushed with pink, Towards the end of the flowering season which is late autumn here in Victoria -Australia, her flowers change to a very soft pastel pink tone. I simply love the surprise colors from her. Beatrix also produces many buds on strong and sturdy stems. She is up with the best of the tropical plants as she can produce very large canna flowers; here she is over my hand, this flower measured 17 centimeters wide. Canna ‘Beatrrix’Bees adore this special lady too, and canna seeds are produced on this cultivator too. Her tropical foliage is green with a prominent burgundy colored margin displayed on new growth. I reckon Beatrix is one of the best flower garden cultivars, and all round superb cream of the crop canna for the garden or planted in pots.
Beatrix is classed as a pixie and falls into the group of the short growing cannas, although she often reaches a maximum height of one meter tall when in flower, this is the tallest I’ve ever had her reach.
ORIGIN SCHMID P. HEIGHT Small, under 1 metre FOLIAGE Green FLOWER Pink
Canna ‘Chinese Coral (2)’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage; flowers are coral-pink, stamen is coral-pink , blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type.
(T) This opulent cultivar has large, rich salmon-pink, gladiolus-like flowers. The plant is of great stature with substantial, broad and slightly glaucous leaves. Raised by P. Schmidt. This is not the same as ‘Pfitzer’s Chinese Coral’, which is more compact and a brighter pink. Inevitably there is some confusion here, as many stocks exist under this name.
ORIGIN SCHMID P. HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres FOLIAGE Green FORM Branching FLOWER White
Canna ‘Dondo’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, white margin, branching habit; triangular stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, light-cream with pale-purple spots, staminodes are medium size, 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 3cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is slow.
ORIGIN SCHMID P., 1959 HEIGHT Small, under 1 metre FOLIAGE Green FORM Branching FLOWER Red
Canna ‘Dondoblütrot’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; triangular stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured redcurrant, staminodes are medium size, 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 purple.
