Botanical Name: Common Names:
Kniphofia hybrida Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Upright
Description:
Red Hot Poker is an exotic evergreen perennial grass or strappy plant with an upright, clumping habit. It produces tall flower spikes in shades of orange, red and yellow. The foliage is narrow and strap-like, forming dense clumps. Commonly used in garden beds, borders and mass plantings, it provides vertical form and seasonal colour. Suitable for mixed planting schemes and low-maintenance landscapes. Grows to approx. 1m H x 0.6m W.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Sandy, Well Drained