General Plant Information (Edit)
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
  • Red Hot Poker
  • Torch Lily
  • Tritoma

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Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2019-08-01
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2019-08-25
The flowers become more red as they age.
Location: St Louis - MoBOT
Location: St Louis - MoBOT
Photo by tarev
Photo by tarev
Location: In our garde - Central Valley area, CA
Date: 2012-03-21
Seed pods forming on the Kniphofia sarmentosa
Photo by tarev
Location: In our garden - Central Valley area, CA
Date: 2012-02-06
A new plant addition - Kniphofia sarmentosa
Location: In my garden - Central Valley area, CA
Date: 15Feb2012
Kniphofia sarmentosa-9 days after planting seedling-blooms adjust
Photo by tarev
Photo by tarev

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