Canna 'Königen Charlotte'

A medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oblong shaped, spreading habit; spikes of flowers are open, orient-red with a wide canary-yellow margin, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals purple, fully self-cleaning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple; tillering is average.

Introduced by G. Ernst in 1892. Awarded the RHS Award of Merit in 1893. Synonyms: C. 'Königin Charlotte', C. 'Queen Charlotte', C. 'Reine Charlotte'

Canna 'Adolf Ernst'

A medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; purple foliage, oval shaped, white margin, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are open, red with a yellow margin, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular; fertile both ways, not known if true to type, not self-pollinating, capsules oblong; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured pink and purple; tillering is average. 

Introduced by G. Ernst. Named for Adolf Ernst, a leading botanist in the 19th Century, and a correspondant with Charles Darwin. 

Canna 'Adolf Ernst'

A medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; purple foliage, oval shaped, white margin, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are open, red with a yellow margin, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular; fertile both ways, not known if true to type, not self-pollinating, capsules oblong; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured pink and purple; tillering is average. 

Introduced by G. Ernst. Named for Adolf Ernst, a leading botanist in the 19th Century, and a correspondant with Charles Darwin. 

Canna 'Königen Charlotte'

A medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; green foliage, oblong shaped, spreading habit; spikes of flowers are open, orient-red with a wide canary-yellow margin, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular, petals purple, fully self-cleaning; fertile both ways, not self-pollinating or true to type, capsules globose; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured white and purple; tillering is average.

Introduced by G. Ernst in 1892. Awarded the RHS Award of Merit in 1893. Synonyms: C. 'Königin Charlotte', C. 'Queen Charlotte', C. 'Reine Charlotte'

Revisiting Canna 'Adolf Ernst'

A medium sized Crozy Group cultivar; purple foliage, oval shaped, white margin, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured green; flowers are open, red with a yellow margin, staminodes are medium size, edges irregular; fertile both ways, not known if true to type, not self-pollinating, capsules oblong; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured pink and purple; tillering is average.

Introduced by G. Ernst. Named for Adolf Ernst, a leading botanist in the 19th Century, and a correspondant with Charles Darwin.