Red hot pokers
Botanical name: Kniphofia
Red hot pokers
Botanical name: Kniphofia
Description
Commonly called red hot pokers, these flowering plants have thin leaves and tall blossoms that tower over the other flowers in the garden. Their brightly colored and sweetly scented blossoms attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. The flowers (especially the red varieties) have the appearance of flaming fire pokers - hence the name, red hot pokers.
Species of Red hot pokers
Red hot poker 'Flamenco'
Red hot poker 'Flamenco' is a red-hot poker named for the vibrant Crimson of a Flamenco dancer’s dress. Flowers of this cultivar shade from a creamy yellow at their base to dark red tips, contrasting with the pure red flowers of the parent plant. Flowers grow from thick stems rising to a height of 90 cm, which is much shorter than the original plant.
Red hot poker 'Little Maid'
Red hot poker 'Little Maid' is named little maid since it is a dwarf cultivar of the Red hot poker, growing just 60 cm tall in contrast to the 1.5 m of the parent plant. This distinctive hybrid has a long brush of white-colored flowers rather than the red blooms of its parent.
Red hot pokers 'Elvira'
Red hot pokers 'Elvira' is distinguished by its bright orange flowers and dark green leaves. This cultivar was hybridized using the offspring of Kniphofia uvaria, and is named for Elvira, the wife of the hybridizer, Paul Stringer.
Red hot pokers 'Buttercup'
Commonly called red hot pokers 'Buttercup', these flowering plants have thin leaves and tall blossoms that tower over the other flowers in the garden. Their brightly colored and sweetly scented blossoms attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. The flowers (especially the red varieties) have the appearance of flaming fire pokers - hence the name, red hot pokers 'Buttercup'.
Red hot pokers 'Royal Standard'
Red hot pokers 'Royal Standard' is a red hot poker cultivar that is truly the royal standard of this genus. It is unique for the bicolor blooms of scarlet red and yellow which stand out amongst nearby vegetation. It is on the smaller scale for this genus, reaching a maximum height of 90 cm while most varieties shoot past 1 m. This genus does not have a standard blooming season, so varieties bloom at different parts of the year, with 'Royal Standard' blooming only in mid to late spring.
Red-hot poker
Red-hot poker is favored for the sizeable flower heads it produces from the end of summer to early autumn. The bright buds transition from red at the base to orange and then to a pale yellow at the tip. Red-hot poker are very popular to bees due to their high pollen content.
Red hot pokers 'Toffee Nosed'
Looking at red hot pokers 'Toffee Nosed', it’s easy to see where it got its name. This red hot pokers cultivar is anything but red hot. Instead, it sports calm toffee-brown tips on each flower spike. Lower down the spike, the flowers are a delightful apricot color. These calm colors are quite unusual compared to the extravagant color schemes of other plants in this genus.
Red hot pokers 'Bees' Sunset'
In addition to heat and drought tolerance, the red hot pokers 'Bees' Sunset' offers disease resistance and has won the Award of Garden Merit for its sturdiness. However, the red hot pokers 'Bees' Sunset' is bicolored, changing color as it matures, leading to its name of 'Bees' Sunset' due to its rich yellow and orange hues. Growing vertically, this plant can be used to provide accents to gardens.
Red hot pokers 'Bees' Lemon'
With buds of green, the red hot pokers 'Bees' Lemon' develops a lemon gown. Delightful as a splash of sunlight, it contrasts beautifully with reds and oranges, for a nice sunset hue. It draws in bumblebees (thus the name) as well as butterflies for a lively garden.
Red hot pokers 'Bees Sunset'
Bring the sunset to your garden with red hot pokers 'Bees Sunset'. These gorgeous flowers encircle a bronze stem, draping down in a bi-coloring of yellow to a delicious deep peach hue. Gardeners love this beautiful flower for the outstanding splash of color it adds to their garden landscape.
Red hot pokers 'Jenny Bloom'
There is something endearing about the muted tones of the red hot pokers 'Jenny Bloom'. This spired flower has a coral pink hue that fades to cream, for a soft tinge to any garden. Adored by butterflies, it is a graceful addition to any flower bed.
Red hot pokers 'Timothy'
Bring the coral hues of the ocean to your garden with the red hot pokers 'Timothy'. With tiny trumpet-shaped flowers in a cylindrical cluster, the flair at the opening gives it a fancy look. The papaya shading, from darker reddish-peach to a creamy color are a beacon to hummingbirds and other pollinators as well as any visitors you want to impress with this tropical tinge to your landscape.
Red hot poker 'Mango Popsicle'
Commonly called red hot poker 'Mango Popsicle', these flowering plants have thin leaves and tall blossoms that tower over the other flowers in the garden. Their brightly colored and sweetly scented blossoms attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. The flowers (especially the red varieties) have the appearance of flaming fire pokers - hence the name, red hot poker 'Mango Popsicle'.
Red hot poker
Referring to its red hue and its flower formation, the red hot poker has flowering spikes of pale yellow, apricot, orange, and red that bloom in summer. The blooming flowers contain an abundance of nectar, attracting hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies. Because of its invasiveness, it is currently considered an environmental weed in portions of south-eastern Australia.
Kniphofia buchananii
Commonly called kniphofia buchananii, these flowering plants have thin leaves and tall blossoms that tower over the other flowers in the garden. Their brightly colored and sweetly scented blossoms attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. The flowers (especially the red varieties) have the appearance of flaming fire pokers - hence the name, kniphofia buchananii.
Greater red-hot poker
Commonly called greater red-hot poker, these flowering plants have thin leaves and tall blossoms that tower over the other flowers in the garden. Their brightly colored and sweetly scented blossoms attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. The flowers (especially the red varieties) have the appearance of flaming fire pokers - hence the name, greater red-hot poker.
Kniphofia parviflora
You will find kniphofia parviflora growing wild in the grasslands of the Southern part of South Africa. This solitary plant in the Hot Poker family produces stems of yellow flowers that attract butterflies. The plant is occasionally grown ornamentally and makes for a pleasantly scented garden addition.
Common red hot poker
Commonly called common red hot poker, these flowering plants have thin leaves and tall blossoms that tower over the other flowers in the garden. Their brightly colored and sweetly scented blossoms attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. The flowers (especially the red varieties) have the appearance of flaming fire pokers - hence the name, common red hot poker.
Kniphofia rooperi
Commonly called kniphofia rooperi, these flowering plants have thin leaves and tall blossoms that tower over the other flowers in the garden. Their brightly colored and sweetly scented blossoms attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. The flowers (especially the red varieties) have the appearance of flaming fire pokers - hence the name, kniphofia rooperi.
Red hot pokers 'Alcazar'
Commonly called red hot pokers 'Alcazar', these flowering plants have thin leaves and tall blossoms that tower over the other flowers in the garden. Their brightly colored and sweetly scented blossoms attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. The flowers (especially the red varieties) have the appearance of flaming fire pokers - hence the name, red hot pokers 'Alcazar'.
Care Guide for Red hot pokers
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Vascular plants Class
Monocotyledons Order
Asparagus and allies Family
Asphodel Genus
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