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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Spread: 2 to 3 feet (60-9cm)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Lemon yellow and scarlet
Flower Time: Summer
Inflorescence Height: 3 to 4 feet (.9-1.2m)
Foliage Mound Height: 2 to 3 feet (60-9cm)
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
Will not come true from seed
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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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-08-25
In the plant sales area
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-08-25
In the plant sales area

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