Canna 'Russian Red'

A tall Foliage Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, transparent margin; oval stems, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured orange, staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular, fully self-cleaning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is prolific.

Introduced by Ed Sneyder, USA. Participated in the Royal Horticultural Society, England Canna Trials at Wisley in 2002, where it received the AGM; submitted by Hart Cannas.
Synonym: C. 'indica var. Russian Red'

Canna 'Russian Lance'

A medium sized Foliage Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, large, lanceolate shaped, maroon margin, arching habit; triangular stems, coloured purple; panicles of flowers are erect, orange with a pink blush, staminodes are long and narrow, edges irregular, petals red, fully self-cleaning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating, capsules round; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is slow.

Introduced by Malcolm Dalebö, Claines Canna Collection, Worcester, England, EU in 2003. Breeding is C. 'Russian Red' x open.

Revisiting Canna 'Russian Red' AGM

A tall Foliage Group cultivar; green and purple variegated foliage, transparent margin; oval stems, coloured purple; spikes of flowers are erect, self-coloured orange, staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular, fully self-cleaning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is prolific. Introduced by Ed Sneyder, USA.

Participated in the Royal Horticultural Society, England Canna Trials at Wisley in 2002, where it received the AGM; submitted by Hart Cannas.

Synonym: C. 'indica var. Russian Red'