Warm up with the Red Hot Poker.
It's late Winter here in Sydney, and flowering bulbs are lighting up gardens. Kniphofia ( Red Hot Poker Lily ) is warming up Winter with it's Red, Orange or Yellow flowers. Red Hot Pokers are Native to Africa and are one of the toughest, hard -to-kill plants. Bulbs are available during Winter months at nurseries, or if you know someone who has a few clumps of these plants, ask them if you can dig or divide them and grow your own. Hummingbirds and bees love the flowers as they are rich in sugary nectar. Plant them in Full Sun for best results, preferably in the garden, as the plants grow too big for pots. The sword-shaped leaves grow up to 5 feet long and the plants grow into large clumps. Photos are from a Sydney Garden.
Kniphofia uvaria is commonly known as a Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily or sometimes a Tritoma. Depending on the variety, the flame colored flower spikes will reach 2-5 feet in height. The flower's coloring may range from ivory and orange to coral red. If you have sufficient space, you can select varieties to provide bloom during every month from May through October!
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Kniphofia must be grown in full sun. Provide adequate spacing for these plants which may spread up to three feet over time. Good drainage is essential to prevent crown rot, otherwise these plants are tolerant of most soil types. Torch Lilies will survive periods of drought but they will grow much better if they are given abundant water during hot weather.
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As long as you provide adequate water and fertilizer, and deadhead spent bloom stalks regularly, the hummingbirds will appreciate it because the gazillions of tubular flowers that make up the showy cones are filled with irresistible nectar.
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The striking red hot poker plant (Kniphofia uvaria) is in the Liliaceae family and is also known as poker plant and torch lily. This plant thrives in USDA zones 5 through 9 and is an upright evergreen perennial with a clumping habit. Over 70 known species exist of this South African native plant.
Torch lilies grow to be up to 5 feet tall and attract hummingbirds, butterflies and birds to the garden with their bright flowers and sweet nectar. Attractive sword-shaped leaves surround the base of a tall stem upon which red, yellow or orange tubular flowers droop down like a torch.
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Red hot poker plants prefer full sun and must be given adequate spacing to accommodate their mature size.
Although poker plants are not fussy about the type of soil in which they are planted, they do require adequate drainage and do not tolerate wet feet.
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Red Hot Poker – Growing and Caring for Torch Lilies
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The red hot poker is a showy and dramatic plant. If you love growing perennials that give color all summer long, this is the plant for you. Other names for this showy plant are torch lily and poker plant. The botanical name for this plant is kniphofia uvaria and there are more than 70 known species of it.
The red hot poker is a member of the liliaceae family which is home to common lilies. These drought and heat tolerant perennials do well in the heat of mid summer, long after some of the other plants in your garden have started to suffer from the heat. If you live in an arid area, it is the ideal plant for you. The plant is native to South Africa.
https://thegardeningcook.com/red-hot-poker/
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It's beautiful, never see this at my country Sri Lanka! But I am personally won't plant this at my garden, coz it's a bush type plant! So, snakes can have shelters with these bush type plants! Otherwise this is better!
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Red-hot pokers make rewarding and often long-lived garden plants. Their distinctively-shaped blooms are among the most spectacular of hardy flowers, and their long season means that by careful plant choice gardeners can enjoy them between spring and late autumn.
Recent breeding work means there is a larger range and improved colours available to gardeners, with smaller habits and neater foliage. Colours range from red and orange through yellow to green and even brown and pin.
Kniphofias are generally easy to grow given the right conditions. For optimum performance choose a spot in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil that isn’t too wet over winter. Smaller, narrow-leaved cultivars such as ‘Bees' Sunset’ are easier to combine with other plants than the larger sorts, and grow well in pots and containers.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/articles/misc/Kniphofia
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. They are great for arid, and semi-arid areas. You may know Red Hot Poker by another name. It is also called Torch Lily and Poker Plant. They are native to South Africa.
Red Hot Poker grows two to five feet high, depending upon variety. The leaves are long, thin and dagger-like. They produce flowered spikes from spring through fall, as long as you deadhead the spent spikes. Flower colors include the ever popular red (of course!), orange, coral, cream and yellow. It should come as no surprise that Hummingbirds like the tubular florets.
Red Hot Poker plants look their best when grown in clumps, and displaying lots of blooms. Check the height of the variety you purchase, to determine where it best fits in your mixed flower garden. We also suggest they are placed within easy viewing, so you won't miss the Hummingbirds when they visit!
http://www.gardenersnet.com/flower/redhotpoker.htm
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Plant taxonomy places red hot poker plants in the genus, Kniphofia. They go by other common plant names as well, including "tritoma" and "torch lily."
While some information below applies in a general sense to the genus, the focus is on three dwarf types whose cultivar names are 'Pineapple Popsicle,' 'Mango Popsicle,' and 'Redhot Popsicle.'
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Red hot poker plants are herbaceous perennials. In spite of their common name, "torch lily," they are not true lilies (i.e., they are not members of the Liliaceae.
Red hot pokers make good edging plants and surely are striking enough and blossom long enough to serve as specimen plants. Their drought resistance makes them suitable for use in rock gardens, although, considering their vigor, only for expansive rock gardens. In regions where torch lilies exhibit a proclivity to spread readily, they may make good ground covers.
Source: https://www.thespruce.com/red-hot-poker-plants-2131856
Tips for Planting Kniphofia Flowers
Kniphofia is commonly known as red hot poker, although species come in a variety of colors such as yellow and beige. This plant often has features on the borders of gardens and bouquets because of the striking flowers.
Kniphofia is a cypress plant with thin leaves, like grass and erect stems. He has a number of flower tubes that form nails resembling torches. Coloring becomes more intense towards the tip of the surge. The more common variety is living red and yellow, although soft and green creams are also available. The flowers themselves produce a lot of nectar when blooming, making them attractive to wildlife.
There are more than 70 Kniphofia species and they are garden plants that are easy to grow and strong. They are part of the Xanthorrhoeaceae family in the Asphodeloideae subfamily.
The best way is to plant it in full sun, even though they can tolerate partial shade. Some thought must be given to their position on the border, because they can grow to 1.2 meters and 0.6 meters wide. After the flowers die, their nails must be removed and mulch applied. The leaves must be cut back to the ground in the spring to keep them fresh.
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Looking for something with an exotic air? The name is a tongue twister (pronounced nee-FOF-ee-a) but these plants are easy to grow many even say tough to kill and deliver colorful, spiky, wand-like flowers that hummingbirds love. Once established, these Red Hot Poker plants can also manage drought, although they tend to bloom more profusely with supplemental water.
'Alcazar' Red Hot Poker
Brings warm, fiery color to the garden with its vibrant flower spikes. Each flame-like bloom is formed with dangling red-orange buds that open from bottom to top, revealing faded yellow interiors. A favorite of hummingbirds and butterflies, this unusual plant is easy to grow, even for beginners. Requires full sun.
Pineapple Popsicle' dwarf poker
A hummingbird favorite, is a reblooming cultivar with yellow pineapple-colored spikes that bloom all season long. Its grassy foliage grows about 2 feet tall.
Mango Popsicle dwarf poker
Has yellow-orange blooms and 12- to 18-inch-tall reed-like foliage.
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