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jvdubb said:I have no trouble with kniphofias and lots of rain. But I plant mine with plenty of ammended well draining soil. They are easy perennials for me. They are pretty in bloom. But they don't bloom all summer for me. Some people report they grow aggressively. Never been my experience.

We've had a tremendous amount of rain this summer. Two of my kniphofias still look happy. One began looking yellow and all the leaves have begun to droop. I have cleaned out dead and dying leaves. It appears to be rotting from the crown. Years of compost and mulch to help deal with our usual droughts have backfired. The soil was holding water like a sponge.