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Kniphofia uvaria

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Kniphofia uvaria
Red Hot Poker, Common Torch Lily, Torch Lily, Tritoma ...

 


Kniphofia uvaria 'Blaze' (Red Hot Poker) - This is a perennial that forms dense clumps of upright, finely toothed leaves to 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide. In the spring and summer, spikes of tubular flowers stand above the foliage.

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 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.

Kniphofia uvaria 'Flamenco' Red Hot Poker, 'Flamenco'
annual, easy care
created by ladybug
zones: 5a thru 10b ...

Kniphofia uvaria
100cm, evergreen leaves, attractive orange yellow large inflorescence. Very easy and showy. VI-VIII.
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Kniphofia uvaria : Red-Hot Poker - Flowers
Lamiastrum galeobdolon 'Herman's Pride' : Herman's Pride Yellow Archangel - Foliage
Lavandula angustifolia : English Lavender - Whole Plant ...

Red-hot poker (Kniphofia uvaria)
Rose mallow (Hibiscus)
Sage (Salvia officinalis and Perovskia atriplicifolia) ...

Torch Lily [English]: Kniphofia uvaria 'Flamenco'
Torch Lily [English]: Kniphofia uvaria 'Pfitzer's Hybrid Mix'
Torch Lily [English]: Kniphofia uvaria
Torch Lily [English]: Kniphofia caulescens
Torch Lily [English]: Kniphofia northiae ...

Kniphofia uvariaRed Hot Poker
Lantana species Lantana
Lavandula x intermedia Provence Lavender
Liatris species Gayfeather
Limonium latifolium Sea Lavender
Nepeta species Catmint
Oenothera species Evening Primrose, Sundrops ...

Red Hot Poker, Torch lily, Poker Plant
Scientific Name: Kniphofia uvaria (L.) Hooker
Synonym: Tritoma uvaria
Family: Asphodelaceae ...

Kniphofia brachystachya
Kniphofia caulescens
Kniphofia hirsuta
Kniphofia rufa
Kniphofia sarmentosa
Kniphofia stricta
Kniphofia triangularis
Kniphofia uvaria, Torch lily
Kniphofia reflexa (endangered [1]) ...

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.

See also: Kniphofia, Lily, Green, Orange, Grass

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