Online Catalogue : Perennials : Kniphofia
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| (Asphodelaceae/Liliaceae). Red Hot Polker. Torch lily. Genus of about 70 species of rhizomatous clump forming perennials, some evergreen, from mountainous or upland areas, often in moist places in rough grass or along streamsides in southern and tropical Africa. Needs moist soil in summer. From mid August for two months, makes a prodigious number of flower spikes which are erect, dense, spike-like racemes of numerous pendent tubular or cylindrical flowers. They are attractive to bees. Arching, basal, tufted linear to strap shaped leaves of medium green leaves and provide a strong vertical accent in any garden. The deciduous varieties are usually thin and grass-like, in evergreens they are broader, keeled or strap shaped.
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| Kniphofia galpinii syn K.triangularis subsp. triangularis
| Fine leaves, coral to orange flowers. Well drained, deep, fertile, moist soil in full sun or part shade. Sept/Oct flowers. Ht 60cm/2'. Sold in 9cm pots.
Price: £4.50
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| Kniphofia 'Little Maid'
| South African Red Hot Polker. From mid August for two months, makes a prodigious number of flower spikes, pale green in bud, cream to white when open. Grows in wet, boggy places in the wild. Ht 60cm/2'. Sold in 9cm pots.
Price: £4.50
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| Kniphofia 'Strawberries and Cream'
| South African Red Hot Polker. Rich cream below and ripe peach on top, the flower spikes stand above basal tufts of medium green leaves and provide a strong vertical accent in any garden. May to July. Ht 80cm/3'. Sold in 9cm pots.
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Online Catalogue : Perennials : Kniphofia
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