Torch Lily

Torch Lily
By Engels
Torch Lily (Kniphofia Aloides) - An excellent border plant, suitable for all soils, and while few plants are better for picturesque grouping in the pleasure ground, in the shrubbery, ...

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

Red Hot Poker, Common Torch Lily, Torch Lily, Tritoma
Of the 60 to 70 known species, only Kniphofia uvaria is available in nurseries.

How to Grow Red Hot Poker Plant or Torch Lily
Perennial, Tritoma
Drought and heat tolerant Red Hot Poker plants are easy to grow. They will do well in mid summer's heat, when other plants have wilted.

Giant Torch Lily - Evergreen perennial to 3'x4' w/6-8' tall orange and yellow flowers in spring-summer. Full sun. Occasional watering. Hardy to 0 degrees F if mulched.

Torch lily cultivars
Depending on the type, torch lilies flower from mid-June to late September.

Cobra Torch Lily
Native of South Africa, Kniphofia uvaria or Torch Lily is regarded as a hot-zone plant well suited for the American Southwest. Yet it is so hardy that Northwest weather suits it just as well.

common torch lily, pokerplant, red hot poker, re hot poker plant, red hot pokers, red-hot poker, redhot poker, torch lily, torchflower
Family
Aloeaceae (Victoria)Asphodelaceae (New South Wales) ...

Nancy's Red Torch Lily [English]: Kniphofia 'Nancy's Red'
Nancybelle Daylily [English]: Hemerocallis 'Nancybelle'
Nancys Blush Daylily [English]: Hemerocallis 'Nancy's Blush'
Nancys Gown Daylily [English]: Hemerocallis 'Nancy's Gown' ...

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 (pronounced /nɪpˈhoʊfiə/)[1] (Tritoma, Red hot poker, Torch lily, Poker plant) is a genus of plants in the family Xanthorrhoeaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae,[2] that includes 70 or more species native to Africa.

Red ginger lily, torch lily, torch ginger, wild ginger, combrang, bunga kantan, bunga siantan, Philippine wax flower, xiang bao jiaing, Indonesian tall ginger, boca de dragón, Rose de porcelaine, Porcelain Rose.
Family ...

Kniphofia sp.
Family: Asphodelaceae / Liliaceae
Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily
Origin: Madagascar and Tropical South Africa.

Red-hot poker, torch lily (Kniphofia species)
Regale lily, Michigan lily, Madonna lily (Lilium candidum, Lilium regale, Lilium michiganense)
Scarborough lily, berg lily (Vallota speciosa, Cyrtanthus purpureus)
Sword lily (Gladiolus species) ...

See also: Kniphofia, Lily, May, Garlic, Kaffir