Canna ‘Vesuv’
Origin CROZY Antoine
Height Medium
Foliage Green
Form Branching
Flower Multi-coloured
Blooming Good bloomer
Flowering July/August/September/October/Until frosts
Tillering Prolific
Canna ‘Vesuv’ is a medium sized Foliage Group cultivar; light green foliage, ovoid shaped, white margin, branching habit; oval main stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are erect, red and orange, staminodes are long and narrow, 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 pink and purple; tillering is prolific.
Really looks like a volcano in full flight. Although primarily a foliage plant this one has very special flowers as well.
