Kniphofia
'Brimstone'
red hot poker
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size: 2 litre pot
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available to order from spring 2012
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- Position:
full sun or partial shade- Soil:
fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil- Rate of growth:
average- Flowering period:
August to September- Hardiness:
fully hardy
Tall bright and imposing, kniphofias lend height, vibrancy and drama to any garden. 'Brimstone' produces dramatic spikes of lime green to primrose-yellow tubular flowers above clumps of evergreen, strap-like leaves from August to September. Originally from South Africa, the elegant, torch-like flowers of kniphofia make vertical accents in a sunny border and look particularly good as part of a scheme based on 'hot' colours or against a background of ornamental grasses. Good in containers, too. An easy and undemanding plant.
- Garden care:
In autumn remove and compost the faded flower spikes and apply a deep dry mulch such as pine needles around the crown of the plant. Cut back to the ground in spring to keep the foliage fresh-looking. Divide and re-plant overcrowded colonies in spring.
- Eventual Height: 0.75m
- Eventual Spread: 0.5m
Kniphofia 'Brimstone' - red hot poker
Dramatic spikes of yellow flowers
