Zulu King

Canna ‘Zulu King’

Origin SHEPPARD Marcelle
Height Medium
Foliage Dark
Form Arching
Flower Red
Blooming Good bloomer
Flowering July/August/September/October/Until frosts
Tillering Average

Canna ‘Zulu King’ is a medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; dark foliage, ovoid shaped, maroon margin, arching habit; flowers are open, self-coloured scarlet, staminodes are large, edges irregular, petals purple with farina, 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; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is average.