General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Plant Height: 18 inches
Plant Spread: 15 inches - 18 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Yellow and coral-red bi-color
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
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
  • Torchlily
  • Tritoma
  • Torch Lily
Also sold as:
  • Fire Dance

Photo Gallery
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-09-29
Location: At our garden - Central Valley area, CA
Date: 2012-05-23
Just an updated photo of my  Kniphofia hirsuta 'Fire Dance'

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: Hornbaker's Gardens, Princeton, IL
Date: 2015-09-12
Location: Hornbaker's Gardens, Princeton, IL
Date: 2015-09-12
Location: In our garden - Central Valley area, CA
Date: 2012-05-16
Upcoming blooms of the Kniphofia hirsuta 'Fire Dance'
Location: In our garden - Central Valley area, CA
Date: 2012-04-20
Growth update of my Kniphofia hirsuta 'Fire Dance'
Location: In our garden - Central Valley area, CA
Date: 2012-02-06
Kniphofia hirsuta 'Fire Dance' a new addition to the garden

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