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 spots, often large red markings and occasionally whole flowers red, staminodes are large; seed is sterile, pollen is sterile; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white and purple; tillering is prolific.

This is the oldest known Canna chimera, the earliest research reference is Sonderegger Nursery Catalogue, USA, 1929. There is an early reference to Luther Burbank being the originator.