One of the darkest leafed cannas that in heat of summer appears to near black. Leaves are smooth, leathery, and shiney.
Flower is a large soft red. Taller medium height. A very lovely canna when grown well.
Hi! c. 'Australia' is NOT c. 'Feuerzauber'!
The canna known as 'Australia' is an 'Italian' Group cultivar, while 'Feuerzauber' is of the smaller 'Crozy' Group cultivars.
You can also check this link: http://cannanews.blogspot.com/2008/12/revisiting-canna-feuerzauber.html
The canna also known as 'Tropicanna Black' is also more likely to be no other than c.'Feuerzauber' as well.
If you grow all differing varieties, as I know all have been trialled in Australia, the only one differring amongst 'Australia', 'Feuerzauber', 'Red King Humbert', 'Tropicanna Black', 'Prince of Burgundy' IS 'Australia'.
You can also check this link, to which I contributed one of the questions: http://www.cannas-australia.com/canna-tropicanna-black.html
Cheers & hope this adds to your data base. Dianne 'Fleu De Lis Canna' Australia
ps. a not so good photo of my 'Tropicanna Black' flower after lots of rain damage :(
