A canna. It has a flower similar to Cleopatra though the orange part of the flowers in Cleopatra are more reddish in this one.
This message was edited Jun 30, 2005 11:38 PM
Is this color pattern unusual?
The pattern goes all the way down the stalk.
Cleopatra's leaves and flowers are supposed to do that..pretty cool huh?
No 2 leaves or flowers are supposed to be a like.
MsC
This one has half and half leaves all the way down. Does Cleopatra do that or are hers just splashed with dark colors?
Apparently Cleo's can do pretty much anything she wants..lol
I've seen pics of the leaves that look just like yours,the flowers can do the same thing half red/half yellow....sometimes the flowers even come spotted...
She a has a lot of personality.:)
MsC
Shucks, I was hoping she would be special since all the leaves on this plant are half and half.
Ok NEXTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT LOL
This one has the dark splotches on the green leaves
But the flowers are all solid red, no yellow at all.
I've never seen that pattern on a canna before. Pretty neat!
Kell,
One thing you can say about Cleo is she ain't just the run of the mill canna. lol.
Beautiful.
MsC
You do though need to keep the names 'Cleo' and 'Cleopatra' seperate.
Cleo is the all Maroon version of 'Cleopatra'
Ric
OoPs!!! Ok, well so much for shortening the names...sorry just a lazy typer. :)
MsC
kell I love the foilage!!! All the leaves are like that?
WOW
So I have both
Cleopatra put out a maroon sport and now its just one big jumble of Cleo/Cleopatras
Happens quite a bit on cleopatras....some have total red foliage with dark orange flowers.I have that strain too.
in the cleopatras can the blooms be different colors? some red some orange?
very cool Kell
kell heres a pic of my pure red strain, I call it"Red Cleo" what else could I call it!!LOL
Canna 'Cleopatra' is reportedly a chimera - a plant with a mix of cells from two different plants. The mix of cells can be different in each part of the plant so you will see different color patterns. It is also possible for the plant to develop sprouts that are all green or all red. If you want to maintain the variegated form it's best to remove the solid color shoots (especially the solid green ones) since they can overtake the variegated part of the plant.