Canna ‘Triumph’ is a small Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oblong shaped, spreading habit; round main stems, coloured green; flowers are open, self-coloured scarlet, staminodes are medium size, edges regular, petals red, fully 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 globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and pink; tillering is average.
Not to be confused with C. ‘Triomphe’, which was a later introduction. Featured in the 1907 and 1908 RHS Canna Trials, but without award.
Triumph. A handsome shade of deep rich crimson, large flowers in fine well built trusses borne erect on strong stems. A good vigorous grower and constant bloomer. Price, 30 cts. postpaid; $3.00 per doz. by express.
Conard & Jones Catalogue, 1899
TRIUMPH. A handsome shade of deep rich crimson, large flowers in fine, well built trusses borne erect on strong stems. A good vigorous grower and constant bloomer. Always shows out well and makes a fine display. Dormant roots, 15 cts.; $1.50 per doz. Potted plants, 25 cts., postpaid; $2.50 per doz. by expess.
RHS Journal of 1907-8
187. Triumph (Conrad, Froebel). — G.[ed. Gladiolus]
Orange-red, mottled with red ; truss close-flowered ; foliage green ; 1½ feet.
RHS Journal of 1908-9
Featured in 1908 outdoor trials at Wisley.
Gladiolus-flowered, green foliage and flowers red, orange-red, carmine-red.
