Red Hot Pokers are flowering perennials that bloom in the summer with torch-shaped, bright, red, yellow and orange flowers. Sometimes called Torch Lilies, Red Hot Poker plants can grow up to 5 feet tall and 3 feet wide, and often used as border or specimen plants. Many varieties of Red Hot Pokers. ‘Percy’s Pride’ – with greenish yellow flower spikes, this looks good planted with Euphorbia mellifera that enjoys similar growing conditions ‘Nancy’s Red’ – produces bright red flower spikes between June and October.Team with other hot-coloured flowers, such as heleniums, rudbeckias and perennial grasses ‘Ice Queen’ – this is one of the palest red hot pokers available. With houseplant collecting becoming more popular, Jade plants are making a comeback. Also called rubber plants or money trees, all parts of this plant is poisonous to cats. If it nibbles too much, Jade plant poisoning can be fatal. Because Jade plants can get quite large, keeping them out of the reach of cats might be difficult.
Common Name: Red hot poker
Genus: Kniphofia
Species: caulescens
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Acidic, Chalky/alkaline, Moist
Height: 100cm
Spread: 60cm
Time to plant seeds: February to May
Time to divide plants: March to April
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Are Red Hot Poker Plants Toxic To Cats Bite
Most red hot pokers (kniphofias) are grown primarily for their showy, torchlike flower heads, but this unusual species is also valued for the tufts of blue-green narrow leaves. The 1m tall flowers arrive in late summer and are yellow and coral red. This plant is toxic If eaten and can irritate eyes and skin.
Looks good with:
Helenium 'Moerheim Beauty'
