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Red Hot Poker
Synonyms:
Kniphofia
Family:
Asphodelaceae
Genus:
Kniphofia may be evergreen or herbaceous perennials, with linear or strap-shaped leaves and erect stems bearing a dense raceme of tubular, usually pendent flowers
Details:
'Gladness' is a clump-forming, evergreen perennial with stiff, narrow, upright leaves. In mid- to late summer bronzy stems support spires of tubular, pale yellow flowers opening from light orange buds
How to grow
Cultivation
Grows best in a sunny position in sandy soil that has been enriched with humus, but any deep, moist but well-drained soil will do
Propagation
Propagate by division of established clumps in late spring or by taking offshoots from the crown
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Flower borders and beds Coastal
How to care
Pruning
Old flower stems can be cut down after flowering
Pests
May be damaged by slugs and snails
Diseases
Generally disease free
Characteristics
Foliage
evergreen
Habit
clump-forming
Hardiness
H4
Hardy through most of the UK (-10° to -5° celcius)
Sunlight
Type
full sun
Aspects
shelteredexposed
Exposure
west-facingsouth-facing
Soil
Types
loamsand
Moisture
moist but well-drained
pHs
alkalineneutralacidic
Growth
Height
0.5m to 1m
Spread
0.5m to 1m
Time
2 to 5 years
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