Kniphofia or Hot Poker are similar to Foxtails (Eremurus spp.) and make numerous tubular flowers on showy and ornamental tall flower stalks from a perennial fleshy rootstock. They have nice, grass like foliage in dense rosettes.
Kniphofia
Moench
Species
See text.
Kniphofia (pronounced /nɪpˈhoʊfiə/)[1] (Tritoma, Red hot poker, Torch lily, Poker plant) is a genus of plants in the family Xanthorrhoeaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae, ...
Kniphofia uvaria
Red Hot Poker, Common Torch Lily, Torch Lily, Tritoma ...
Kniphofia 'Shining Sceptre' (Red Hot Poker) - This is a perennial that forms dense clumps of blue-green arching grass-like foliage to 1-2 feet tall by 2 feet wide.
Kniphofia uvaria
( Rosea Superba Torch Flower )
Distinctive border perennial with rose-red, fading to white, flower spikes on erect stems. Leaves are narrow, long, and grasslike.
Kniphofia uvaria is one of the parents of the many hybrid Kniphofia now available, and these have mostly replaced this species in gardens.
Kniphofia: after Johann Hieronymus Kniphof (1704-56), German botanist. uvaria: like a bunch of grapes.
Kniphofia uvaria
November 5, 1999
The stately flowers of the Torch Lily, Kniphofia uvaria provide a dramatic display, when grown in a space where the entire plant is visible.
Kniphofia caulescens (Lesotho red hot poker)
In the uplands of South Africa, the brightly-coloured flower spikes of the Lesotho red hot poker can be seen from a distance.
Kniphofia caulescens (Image: Andrew McRobb, RBG Kew) ...
Kniphofia uvaria (L.) Oken
Synonyms
Kniphofia aloides MoenchKniphofia uvaria (L.) Hook. f.
My great-grandmother had red-hot-pokers (Kniphofia uvaria) at the head of a long dirt lane beside a boulder.
Cultural Practices:
The Kniphofia needs a soil rich in organic matter, along with excellent drainage. In the colder areas of its range, mulch the roots in winter. It needs abundant moisture during its growing period.
Kniphofia species
Plants of Home and Garden
Seed sown at 70-75F/21-24C, or directly outdoors later in spring, 1/4" deep. Sun and fertile, sandy, well-drained soil. Divide in spring; purchased specimens planted at this time.
Kniphofia uvaria 'Flamenco' Red Hot Poker, 'Flamenco'
annual, easy care
created by ladybug
zones: 5a thru 10b ...
Kniphofia hybrids (Red Hot Poker)
Provide full sun and rich, well-drained soil. Long, narrow leaves with brilliant yellow, orange or red 'firecracker' blooms. Some cultivars have all 3 colours on each flowering spike. Attracts hummingbirds.
Kniphofia Caulescens and K. Northiae
Kniphofia Caulescens and K. Northiae - These differ from all other cultivated kinds in having stems. K.
Kniphofia sp.
Family: Asphodelaceae / Liliaceae
Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily
Origin: Madagascar and Tropical South Africa.
Kniphofia uvaria : Red-Hot Poker - Flowers
Lamiastrum galeobdolon 'Herman's Pride' : Herman's Pride Yellow Archangel - Foliage
Lavandula angustifolia : English Lavender - Whole Plant ...
KNIPHOFIA Red-hot pokers. Their English name describes them well. They have long narrow spreading leaves and long spikes of flowers which when in bloom resemble torches or pokers. The height is 1 to 1.
Subject : Kniphofia
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Red-hot-poker
(Kniphofia)
Divide only for plant increase. Spring or fall.
Fleshy clumping root system. Divisions may take 2-3 years to bloom.
Poker Plant [English]: Kniphofia 'Christmas Cheer'
Poker Plant [English]: Kniphofia brachystachya
Poker Primrose [English]: Primula vialii
Pokeroot [English]: Phytolacca americana
Pokeroot [English]: Phytolacca americana var. lancifolia ...
Three-trace tepals are found in Orchidaceae, Amaryllidaceae-Amaryllidoideae, Iridaceae, Asphodelaceae (but not Kniphofia, Ashpodelus), Asparagaceae-Agavoideae, Amaryllidaceae-Agapanthoideae, and Hemerocallidaceae; ...
The genus Hemerocallis (from the Greek hemera a day and kallos beauty) was so named by Linnaeus in the eighteenth century and placed by him in the Liliaceae (lily family), along with hostas, kniphofias, aloes and the true lilies.
Five usually deer resistant plants for:
Shade Hellebores
Full sun Kniphofia
Fruit Gooseberry
Shrub Choisya ternata
Climber Honeysuckle ...
Moisture-conserving thick, typically furry or hairy leaves are lance-shaped. Pretty planted with lavender and red hot poker (Kniphofia 'Bressingham Comet').
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Next'Hot Cocoa' rose ...
(Solomon's Seal), Epimedium (Fairy Wings), Farfugium (Leopard Plant), Ferns (Hardy garden types), Habranthus (Rain Lilies), Hedychium (Ginger Lily), Hellebore (Lenten Rose), Hibiscus - hardy perennials, Hosta (Hosta Lilies), Iris species, Kniphofia ...
Native plants are preferable, but many hummer enthusiasts swear by exotics such as single varieties of fuchsia, as well as lantana and red-hot poker (Kniphofia uvaria). For additional suggestions, see "Best Plants" list at the end of this article.
Kniphofia - The Red Hot Poker
Ligularia. Happy at water's edge so damp conditions no problem.
Lobelia cardinalis types. Have photographed these, year after year in boggy conditions.
Lysimachia nummularia.
 See also: Lily, Hosta, Green, May, Torch Lily
  
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