Kniphofia linearifolia
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Kniphofia

Torch Lily or Red Hot Poker

“Red Hot Poker” is the local nickname for these bold, handsome natives of Madagascar and tropical South Africa. Brought to England in 1707, they were kept as greenhouse treasures until 1848, when someone had the bright idea of planting them outdoors, and their abiding hardiness was discovered.

The old-fashioned orange and yellow form has survived years of neglect in abandoned gardens here on the coast; the new hybrids and species we offer, in versatile creamy yellows, chartreuses, soft melons and bolder colors, are more suitable to modern schemes, but are just as hardy and reliable. The thick, almost succulent leaf blades are evergreen, and of interest even when the cylindrical flower spikes are absent. Heat and drought tolerant.

Kniphofia linearifolia 

Large, pumpkin-colored flower buds seem to glow atop the thick purplish stems of this robust species. Visually supported by broad straplike foliage, the enormous, nearly round orange flowers eventually fade to yellow at the base. Combine with Aster ‘Lady in Black’ and Salvia ‘Limelight’ for a stunning display of purple, chartreuse and orange.

Blooms August–September.

Size: 6' high x 4' wide; hardy to zone 7.

Kniphofia linearifolia (p-0653)
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Other selections in this genus

• Kniphofia ‘Alcazar’
• Kniphofia ‘Bee’s Sunset’
• Kniphofia ‘Bleached Blonde’
• Kniphofia ‘Border Ballet’
• Kniphofia ‘Bressingham Sunbeam’
• Kniphofia caulescens
• Kniphofia citrina (Lime Select)
• Kniphofia ‘Cobra’
• Kniphofia ‘Dorset Sentry’
• Kniphofia galpinii ‘Orange Flame’
• Kniphofia ‘Gladness’
• Kniphofia ‘Glow’
• Kniphofia ‘Goldfinch’
• Kniphofia ‘Green Jade’
• Kniphofia ‘Ice Queen’
• Kniphofia ‘Jan Brennan’
• Kniphofia ‘Light of the World’
• Kniphofia ‘Lye End’
• Kniphofia ‘Minister Verschuur’
• Kniphofia ‘Nancy’s Red’
• Kniphofia x ‘Naudes Nek’
• Kniphofia ‘Painted Lady’
• Kniphofia pauciflora
• Kniphofia ‘Percy’s Pride’
• Kniphofia ‘Safranvogel’
• Kniphofia ‘Safranvogel’ x ‘Maid of Orleans’
• Kniphofia ‘Shining Sceptre’
• Kniphofia sp. (Patricia Marrow)
• Kniphofia uvaria ‘Candle Light’
• Kniphofia uvaria ‘Malibu Yellow’
• Kniphofia ‘Vanilla’
• Kniphofia ‘Wayside Flame’
• Kniphofia ‘Wol’s Red Seedling’
• Kniphofia ‘Yellow Cheer’