Botanical Name: Kniphofia uvaria (Tritoma)
Common Name: Red hot poker, Torch lily
Type of Plant: monocot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape spreading clump of narrow, grasslike leaves; stiff but frequently folded and bent down
Height 2' - 6'
Spread 2' - 3'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to part shade
Soil prefers a light, fairly dry soil
Hardiness hardy (zones 1-9, 14-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves grasslike, somewhat stiff, 2'-3' long, 1/2" wide, often folded or bent over
Flowers spikes (dense racemes) of showy tubular flowers, 1" long; red, orange, yellow, white, 2 or more colors on a spike
Fruit small capsule
 
Propagation:
seed, division
 
Usage:
background mass, accent plant for bright flower color; good mixed with succulents, at the back of borders, dwarf types are good facers
 
Landscape Care:
Watering keep somewhat dry; very tolerant of heat and drought
Fertilizing slow-release at planting
Pruning cut back to ground in fall or winter
Pests/Diseases root rot in wet soils
Special Conditions/Other dwarf and specific color varieties are available
 
Origin: South Africa
Family: Liliaceae

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