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
  • Red Hot Poker
  • Torch Lily

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Date: 2018-06-27
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-09-17

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-09-17
Location: Virginia
Date: 2012-05-01
Plant Events from our members
got2b On July 27, 2015 Transplanted
moved from berm to east fence
got2b On May 23, 2015 Transplanted
Yellow stalk already in bloom
got2b On May 10, 2015 Obtained plant
Mother's Day
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