General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 19-30 inches
Plant Spread: 16 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Other: Mango-orange
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadhead faded flower stems to ensure more flowering throughout the season. June through October.
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought 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
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP22968; EU35633

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Trade name information:
Series: Popsicle™
Cultivar name: 'Mango Popsicle'
Common names
  • Dwarf Red Hot Poker
  • Torch Lily
  • Red Hot Poker

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Location: West Jefferson, North Carolina
Date: 2023-06-26
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-06-24
In a display pot at the flower show
Location: Toledo Botanical Gardens, Toledo, Ohio
Date: 2012-07-08
It's easy to see how this cultivar got its name 😊
Location: Sandy, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-06-08
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2018-07-13
Location: West Jefferson, North Carolina
Date: 2022-06-20
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-06-25
Flower show exhibit

Date: 2011-07-19
Photo courtesy Terra Nova Nurseries,Inc. www.terranovanurseries.c
Location: West Jefferson, North Carolina
Date: 2022-06-20
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2018-07-09

Photo courtesy Terra Nova Nurseries
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Cowell's garden centre, Newcastle UK
Date: 2019-08-31

Photo courtesy Terra Nova Nurseries
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy
Comments:
  • Posted by 2Dogsmother (West Jefferson, North Carolina - Zone 7a) on Jun 20, 2022 11:20 AM concerning plant:
    Not so deer resistant as I would have hoped. In my location they will eat both flowers and leaves, prefer the flowers of course.
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