species
Kniphofia uvaria
Red hot poker
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Kniphofia uvaria belongs to the family Asphodelaceae, also known as Red hot poker, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1.2 m tall and 60 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam or sand soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in well drained or moist conditions, and suits exposed or average positions. It tolerates coastal exposure. It flowers from July to September and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H5 (hardy, cold winter): −15 to −10°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1.2 m tall × 60 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H5 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Sand
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained, Moist
- Exposure
- Exposed, Average
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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