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Red Hot Poker

Kniphofia uvaria · Asphodelaceae

Bold pokers of tubular flowers glow red, orange and yellow above grassy clumps, brimming with nectar for honeyeaters. Tough, drought-hardy and dramatic in the summer border.

At a glance

  • Habit
    Perennial
  • Light
    Full Sun
  • Water
    Low Water
  • Climate
    Warm Temperate, Mediterranean, Subtropical
  • Frost
    Frost-Hardy
  • Mature size
    1.2 m H × 0.6 m W
  • Foliage
    Evergreen, Semi-Deciduous
  • Flowering
    Spring Flowering, Summer Flowering
  • Growth rate
    Moderate Growth
  • Maintenance
    Low Maintenance

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