General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 5'
Plant Spread: 5'
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Flower Time: Summer
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

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Location: St Louis
Date: 2014-07-19
A huge plant with large brilliant red blooms
Location: St Louis
Date: 2014-07-19
Location: Wilmington, DE
Date: 2011-05-29
Kniphofia Lola
Location: My house in Portsmouth.
Date: 2013-07-01
Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia, Zone 8
Date: 2013-06-09
BLOOM
Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia, Zone 8
Date: APRIL
Edelweiss Perennials
Location: My house in Portsmouth.
Date: 2013-06-03
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