Scientific Name:	Kniphofia uvaria (incl. hybrids)
Pronunciation:	nip-HOE-fee-uh you-vuh-AIR-ee-uh
Common Name:	red hot poker
Family Name:	Xanthorrhoeaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Leaves to 1m, sword-shaped, tough and leathery with a sharp margin; flowers bottle brush-like, red-orange and yellow (like a 'rocket' popsicle).
Course(s):	HORT 2355

Habit: Arching, Spreading, Stiffly upright Form: Vase Texture: Medium - coarse Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: Africa Hardiness Rating: Zone 6: (-23 to -18 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Humus rich, Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Accent plant, Attract beneficial insects, Container planting, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Specimen plant, Spring interest, Summer interest Additional Info: Google. Hybrids shown or on campus may include K. 'Ice Queen' and K. 'Ember Glow'.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Basal Texture/ Venation: Leathery Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Summer: Bluish, Green Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Linear, Other Apices: Acute Margins: Serrulate

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Raceme Flower Morphology: Corolla Shape: Tubular Colour (petals): Showy, Yellow, Orange, Red, (red in bud then orange then fading to yellow) Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Aug, Sep Additional Info: Fruit insignificant

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Fleshy monocot roots, Rhizomes, fleshy storage roots

Propagation:	Seed, Division - below ground parts
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Rabbit resistant

Location(s): (AGB) Acer Griseum Bed : Ember Glow (PDW) PonD West Location Map

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