| 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. | |