Scientific Name: Kniphofia uvaria (incl. hybrid cvs.)
Common Name: red hot poker
Family Name: Asphodelaceae
Origin: Africa - southern
Hardiness Zone: Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Mature Size: 0.7 - 1.3m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width)
Habit: Arching, Spreading, Stiffly upright
Form: Vase
Texture: Medium - coarse
Landscape Uses: Accent plant, Attract beneficial insects, Container planting, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Specimen plant, Spring interest, Summer interest
Exposure: Full sun
Soil or Media: Humus rich, Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Basal, Leathery, Glabrous, Glaucous, Linear, Other, Serrulate
Flowers: Raceme, Orange, Yellow, Red, Jun-Jul
Fruit: Capsule, Brown, Aug-Sep
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, linear, 60-90cm long x 2-3cm wide, leathery, margin serrulate; racemes 15-25cm long, bottle brush-like, held above foliage on a long and sturdy peduncle, flowers tubular with 6 red-orange and yellow tepals (like a 'rocket' popsicle), Jun-Jul.