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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
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

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Location: Heighleygate garden centre, Northumberland UK
Date: 2009-08-18
Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2013-05-29
Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2013-05-29
Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2013-05-29
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