Plant Variety: Kniphofia
Light Condition Required: Full Sun
Planting Cycle: Perennial
•Fall planted perennials grow larger faster/Commonly known as Red Hot Poker or Tritoma/Upright clump-forming perennial
•Red Hot Poker produces striking bold colored flowers atop tall stems. Perennial gardeners often use them as big focal points in the garden/Easy to grow and a great choice for a beginner gardener/A tremendous favorite of hummingbirds and butterflies. It is an excellent pollinator choice.
•Bulb Size: #1/Exposure: Full Sun/Blooms: Late Summer/Plant Time: Fall or spring
•Grows: 22-32"/Plant 24" apart, 1.5-2" deep/Hardy in USDA zones 6-9
•48 contiguous US states, plus the District of Columbia
Red Hot Poker produces striking bold colored flowers atop tall stems. Perennial gardeners often use them as big focal points in the garden. Easy to grow and a great choice for a beginner gardener. It is a tremendous favorite of hummingbirds and butterflies. It is an excellent exotic pollinator choice. Sword-shaped, semi-evergreen, green coarse leaves. Easy to grow tough plants.
Plants are native to the mountainous areas in southern tropical Africa. This newer cultivar is commercially propagated by growers in The Netherlands. Never collected from the wild.