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 Red Hot Poker
Kniphofia
Description:
Kniphofia is a sun lover that likes it
hot and dry, though a good supply of water is appreciated when blooming. It
can be grown in any well-drained soil. Kniphofia is evergreen in mild
regions and herbaceous in cooler zones. In both areas, it will benefit by
having its leaf tips trimmed in the spring to stimulate healthy, new growth.
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| Common Name: |
Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily |
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Botanical Name: |
Kniphofia |
| Type: |
Perennial |
| Soil
Preference: |
Any well-drained soil,
neutral to acid pH. Intolerant of heavy, wet soils. |
| Light
Requirements: |
Full Sun |
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Attributes: |
Attracts butterflies and
hummingbirds, deer and rabbit resistant, good cut flower, drought tolerant,
salt tolerant |
| Pests: |
No serious insect or disease problems. |
| Diseases: |
No serious insect or disease problems. Root rot
can be a problem in poorly drained soils. |
| Good Companion
Plants: |
Gaillardia,
Asclepias, Baptisia,
Heliopsis, Liatris,
Artemisia |
| Care: |
Trim leaf tips in spring to stimulate new
growth. In zones 4-6, the
foliage can be tied up over the crown of the plant in the fall to exclude
water from settling there and freezing, which would be deadly.
Promptly remove flower spikes once spent.
Planting Instructions: Perennials |
| Varieties:
This variety listing is for
informational purposes only,
it is not a catalog.
To view our catalog or availability, click
here
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Kniphofia 'Fire Dance'
Red Hot Poker
zones 3-10
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| Description: Coral
red and yellow flower spikes are produced from early through late summer
atop a low-growing, thick clump of narrow, arching, blue-green foliage. The
tough leaves are ignored by deer and rabbits, but the brightly colored,
tubular flowers are adored by hummingbirds and butterflies. |
| Bloom Color: |
Red/Yellow |
| Bloom Time: |
Early to Late summer |
| Foliage Color: |
Blue-Green |
| Height: |
20" |
| Spread: |
20" |
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Kniphofia 'Fire Glow'
Red Hot Poker
zones 6-9
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Description: 'Fire Glow' sets the garden aflame! Enjoy
an enormous flower display each year from August to frost. This lovely dwarf
Kniphofia has large bicolor orange and red flower spikes. |
| Bloom
Color: |
Red/Orange |
| Bloom
Time: |
Early to Late Summer |
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Foliage Color: |
Green |
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Height: |
12" |
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Spread: |
14" |
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Kniphofia 'Orange Vanilla Popsicle'
Red Hot Poker
zones 6-9
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Description:
A two-toned beauty topped with flower spikes of red-orange over the creamy
white on the bottom. Hummingbirds love this plant! The Popsicle™ Series are
day neutral plants and bloom as long as they have some heat and high light. |
| Bloom
Color: |
Two-toned |
| Bloom
Time: |
Early to Late Summer |
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Foliage Color: |
Green |
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Height: |
16" |
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Spread: |
14" |
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Kniphofia 'Mango Popsicle'
Red Hot Poker
zones 6-9
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Description: Delicious spikes of sweet, mango orange bloom
continuously summer into fall. The short grassy foliage looks neat all
summer. A terrific drought tolerant garden plant. Great in the mid-border.
Loved by hummingbirds! |
| Bloom
Color: |
Orange |
| Bloom
Time: |
Early to Late Summer |
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Foliage Color: |
Green |
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Height: |
12" |
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Spread: |
18" |
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Kniphofia 'Red Rocket'
Red Hot Poker
zones 6-9
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| Description: Produces
the same hot coral red flowers of its parent (Nancy’s Red) and blooms over a
very long period from early through late summer. It is also stronger,
healthier growing and blooms earlier. Tolerates wind, rain, and summer heat
with ease. |
| Bloom Color: |
Red |
| Bloom Time: |
Early to Late Summer |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
20" |
| Spread: |
24" |
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