Botanical Name: Common Names:
Kniphofia uvaria Traffic Lights Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Tufting
Description:
Hardy clumping semi-deciduous perennial with bluish green strap-like foliage and spectacular upright red, yellow and green flowers in Spring and Summer. Plant in mass for a colourful display. Grows approx. 80cm tall x 80cm wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Foliage Feature / Colour, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Rockery, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Xanthorrhoeaceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Blue, Green
Flower Colour: Green, Orange, Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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