Canna 'Roi Humbert'
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Canna 'Roi Humbert' is an Italian Group canna
cultivar; bronze foliage, ovoid shaped, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured purple; flowers are cupped, self-coloured scarlet, staminodes are large, edges ruffled, fully self-cleaning; seed is sterile, pollen is sterile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is average. Introduced by C. Sprenger
, Dammann & Co, Naples
, Italy
, EU in 1908.
C. 'Roi Humbert is the result of an F2 crossing, namely C. 'Madame Crozy' x C. flaccida produced C. 'Italia', then C. 'Madame Crozy ' was crossed with C. 'Italia'. This reinforced the characteristics of the Italian Group, as the cultivars derived from the C. flaccida cross have subsequently been named. Its rhizomes are heavily marked with maroon and have the shape of the C. indica side of the family, as do the leaves. The colour of the flower comes from the Crozy side, but the petal form is heavily influenced by the thinner and larger C. flaccida blooms.
At the time of its introduction, the breeder C. Sprenger claimed that "Roi Humbert will surprise the horticultural world". Subsequently, it prided a chimera
mutation, called Canna 'Yellow King Humbert'
, that has surprised the world. Did Sprenger know about the potential of such a mutation? The cultivar is a triploid, confirmed by (Dr Khoshoo
). It received the ultimate award from the RHS
, the Award of Merit (AM) in 1909.
Canna (plant)
Canna is a genus of nineteen species of flowering plants. The closest living relations to cannas are the other plant families of the order Zingiberales, that is the gingers, bananas, marantas, heliconias, strelitzias, etc.Canna is the only genus in the family Cannaceae...
cultivar; bronze foliage, ovoid shaped, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured purple; flowers are cupped, self-coloured scarlet, staminodes are large, edges ruffled, fully self-cleaning; seed is sterile, pollen is sterile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is average. Introduced by C. Sprenger
Carl Ludwig Sprenger
Carl Ludwig Sprenger was a German botanist, born on 30 November 1846 at Güstrow, Mecklenburg and died 13 December 1917 on the island of Corfu....
, Dammann & Co, Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, EU in 1908.
C. 'Roi Humbert is the result of an F2 crossing, namely C. 'Madame Crozy' x C. flaccida produced C. 'Italia', then C. 'Madame Crozy ' was crossed with C. 'Italia'. This reinforced the characteristics of the Italian Group, as the cultivars derived from the C. flaccida cross have subsequently been named. Its rhizomes are heavily marked with maroon and have the shape of the C. indica side of the family, as do the leaves. The colour of the flower comes from the Crozy side, but the petal form is heavily influenced by the thinner and larger C. flaccida blooms.
At the time of its introduction, the breeder C. Sprenger claimed that "Roi Humbert will surprise the horticultural world". Subsequently, it prided a chimera
Chimera (plant)
Chimeras in botany are usually single organisms composed of two genetically different types of tissue. They occur in plants, on the same general basis as with animal chimeras...
mutation, called Canna 'Yellow King Humbert'
Canna 'Yellow King Humbert'
Canna 'Yellow King Humbert' Burbank is a medium sized Italian Group Canna cultivar; foliage green, but often variegated purple markings and occasionally whole leaves purple, oval shaped, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured green + purple; flower clusters are open, spotted, colours yellow with red...
, that has surprised the world. Did Sprenger know about the potential of such a mutation? The cultivar is a triploid, confirmed by (Dr Khoshoo
Triloki Nath Khoshoo
Triloki Nath Khoshoo was a world-renowned environment scientist and an able administrator...
). It received the ultimate award from the RHS
Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 in London, England as the Horticultural Society of London, and gained its present name in a Royal Charter granted in 1861 by Prince Albert...
, the Award of Merit (AM) in 1909.
Synonyms
- Canna 'King Humbert'
- Canna 'King of Prussia'
- Canna 'New Red'
- Canna 'Red King'
See also
- CannaCanna (plant)Canna is a genus of nineteen species of flowering plants. The closest living relations to cannas are the other plant families of the order Zingiberales, that is the gingers, bananas, marantas, heliconias, strelitzias, etc.Canna is the only genus in the family Cannaceae...
- Canna 'Yellow King Humbert'Canna 'Yellow King Humbert'Canna 'Yellow King Humbert' Burbank is a medium sized Italian Group Canna cultivar; foliage green, but often variegated purple markings and occasionally whole leaves purple, oval shaped, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured green + purple; flower clusters are open, spotted, colours yellow with red...
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