Notes
Kniphofia Red Hot Popsicle shimmers with hot colour, and creates a brilliant staccato punctuation as part of a Prairie Planting scheme or striking in a border amongst shades of blue and purple. With a mound of slender foliage and large flower heads raised on strong stalks, this variety is also suitable for containers and happily attracts native pollinators.
Dimensions
- Pot size: 2/3L
- Height and Spread: 20-210cm (8in-6ft8in) x 20-100cm (8in-3ft) after 2-5 years
Features
Insights
Hard to pronounce Kniphofia (‘nif-of-e-a’), is one of the first flowers many children recognise, but by its common name - Red Hot Poker. A distant relation of the giant plant named after the late eighteenth-century German botanist Johan Kniphof, this variety evokes the heat and drama of its native South Africa.
Details
The distinctive flower heads appear from March to November.
Planting
- Well drained, fertile, moist soil
- South or west facing
- Full sun
Care
Dead head as the flowers fade. Leave foliage in place throughout winter to protect from heavy frost. Tidy foliage in mid-spring and check for slugs and snails.
Glossary
In The August Garden
