Vermilion

Canna ‘Vermilion’

Origin Quality Gladiolus Gardens
Height Medium
Foliage Dark
Form Branching
Flower Red
Blooming Good bloomer
Flowering July/August/September/October/Until frosts

Canna ‘Vermilion’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; bronze foliage, oval shaped, acute apex, branching habit; round main stems, coloured purple; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured vermilion, staminodes are medium size, edges lightly frilled, stamen is flecked with gold, style is red, 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 round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple.

Canna Vermillion'

References

Ian Cooke, The Gardeners Guide to Growing Cannas

(M) The vivid orange-red flowers are reminiscent of ‘Verdi’, and it also has bronze foliage. One more from the stable of Kent Kelly. Not as yet widely available.

Quality Gladiolus Gardens

(M) Deep tangerine-red, iris-shaped flowers, bronze foliage.4B
Bronze foliage plant with red-orange blooms. Striking colour contrast. Grows to around 2·5 to 3 feet.

Claines Canna Collection

Medium. Dark foliage. Orange-red flowers.