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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Seeds take a long time to reach flowering stage.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Torch Lily
  • Red Hot Poker

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Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2016-04-26
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-08-22
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-09-05
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-08-22
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-08-25
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2017-08-28
Location: England
Date: 2015-11-11
November rebloom
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-08-25
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2011-02-22
Location: Tatton Park Flower Show 2009
Photograph by Mike Peel
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dragonfetti On January 15, 2013 Obtained plant
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