syn A. Gauthier
(Crozy Group)(Heritage Group)
Origin PFITZER Wilhelm
Parentage C. ‘Madame Crozy’ x C. ‘Barrone Renwardy’
Height Small
Foliage Green
Form Spreading
Flower Pink
Blooming Good bloomer
Flowering August/September/October/Until frosts
Tillering Slow
Available Specialist growers only
Canna ‘Alberich’
syns. Albéric, Albèric, Alberick, Albricht
(Premier Group)
ORIGIN Pfitzer, 1949
HEIGHT Small, under 1 metre
FOLIAGE Glaucous green
FORM Branching
FLOWER Pink
FLOWERING Good bloomer
A small Premier Group cultivar; glaucous green foliage, mucronate shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; round stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, pink (RHS 38A) and salmon, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, labellum is streaked with pale yellow, stamen is markeded with pale yellow, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, 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 white and purple; tillering is slow.
The leaves are distinctively cupped at the tips. Overall, the plant has a wide combination of colours that make it stand out.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Hart Canna, 2000, Internet October 2000.
Canna ‘Alt Württemberg’
(Premier Group)
ORIGIN Pfitzer, 1949
HEIGHT Tall, 2-3 metres
FOLIAGE Dark
FORM Arching
FLOWER Red
FLOWERING Exceptional bloomer
Canna Alt Württemberg is a tall Premier Group cultivar; dark foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, arching habit; oval stems, coloured purple; flowers are open, self-coloured orange-red, staminodes are large, edges regular, petals red with farina, fully self-cleaning, exceptional 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; tillering is slow.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Hart Canna, 2000, Internet October 2000.
Canna ‘Cherry Red’
syns. Pfitzer’s Cherry Red
(Crozy Group)
ORIGIN PFITZER Wilhelm
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Branching
FLOWER Red
FLOWERING Good bloomer
Canna ‘Cherry Red’is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, branching habit; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured cherry-red, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, labellum is cherry-red, petals red with farina, fully self-cleaning, 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 purple; tillering is average.
The old family nursery of Wilhelm Pfitzer, established in the 1840s, did not use its name as a prefix when naming its cultivars. According to the Canna guru Johnny K. Johnson this was a marketing ploy by some nurseries in the USA, where the respected name of Pfitzer added prestige to the humble given name, and so the synonym ‘Pfitzer’s Cherry Red’.
Canna 'Cherry Red'Canna ‘Chinese Coral’
syns. Pfitzer’s Chinese Coral
(Crozy Group)
ORIGIN PFITZER Wilhelm
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metre
FOLIAGE Green
FLOWER Pink
Canna ‘Chinese Coral’ is a medium height Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage; flowers are coral-pink and pink, stamen is coral-pink with gold stripes, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type.
Canna 'Coral Pink'
syns. American Beauty, Pfitzer’s Crimson Beauty
(Crozy Group)
ORIGIN PFITZER Wilhelm
HEIGHT Medium, 1-2 metres
FOLIAGE Green
FORM Spreading
FLOWER Red
Canna ‘Crimson Beauty’is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured green; panicles of flowers are reflexed, self-coloured crimson, staminodes are medium size, 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 pink; tillering is prolific.
Canna 'Crimson Beauty'Photograph courtesy of Alice Harris.
Our earliest reference to this specimen is Kelly’s Plant World, California, USA. 1989.
syn. Feau Magique, Fire Magic
(Crozy Group)
ORIGIN PFITZER Wilhelm, 1922
HEIGHT Medium
FOLIAGE Variegated green and purple
FORM Spreading
FLOWER Red
FLOWERING Average bloomer
Canna ‘Feuerzauber’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, ovoid shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured orange-red, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, stamen is pale yellow with orange-red edge and marks, petals purple, fully self-cleaning, 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 purple; tillering is prolific.
Inevitably, the name has been changed according to the country selling it, resulting in synonyms.
Origin PFITZER Wilhelm
Height Medium
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Red
Blooming Good bloomer
Tillering Average
Canna ‘Franz Graf von Thun’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; flowers are self-coloured amarath-red, fully self-cleaning, 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 purple; tillering is average.
syn Mistress Furst Wied
(Crozy Group)
Height Medium
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Red
Blooming Outstanding bloomer
Canna ‘Fürst Wied’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, ovoid shaped, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured purple + farina; triangular flower stems, coloured purple + farina; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured red, throat yellow, staminodes are narrow, edges regular, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, outstanding 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.
In German, ‘Fürst Wied’ translates as ‘Prince of Wied’.
Courtesy of Canpelkni Blooms and Alice Harris.
