Red Hot Poker
Planted
April 5, 2025
Names
- Common Names
- Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Poker Plant
Growth
- Height
- 60 to 72 inches
- Spread
- 6–12 inches
- Growth Rate
- Moderate to fast
Appearance
- Bloom Color
- Yellow and red
- Foliage Color
- Green
- Fall Foliage Color
- No fall foliage color observed (evergreen foliage)
Environment
- Hardiness Zones
- Zones 5-9
- Sunlight Requirements
- Ideally full sun, tolerates partial shade
- Soil Type
- Well-drained, sandy, organic-rich soil
- Soil Drainage
- Moist and well-drained soil
- Soil pH
- 6.0-7.5
Lifecycle
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Leaf Lifecycle
- Evergreen broadleaf
- Seasons of Interest
- Winter and Spring
- Bloom Time
- Spring and Summer
Reproduction
- Propagation Methods
- Seeds and Division
Wildlife
- Attracts Wildlife
- Attracts birds, butterflies, and moths; may indirectly attract bees. Does not attract hummingbirds.
References
- Online Plant Guide - Kniphofia uvaria / Red Hot Poker
- Kniphofia uvaria | Pacific Bulb Society
- Kniphofia uvaria - DeGroot
- BCP/Kniphofia uvaria - Wikiversity
- Kniphofia uvaria Red Hot Poker , Common Torch Lily, Torch Lily, Poker Plant, Tritoma PFAF Plant Database
- Torch Lily, Tritoma, Red Hot Poker (Kniphofia uvaria) - MyGardenLife
- Red Hot Poker Seeds - Kniphofia uvaria - Perennial Flower Seeds
- Kniphofia uvaria Kniphofia uvaria | Fynbos Corridor Collaboration
- Kniphofia uvaria (Red Hot Poker) - Truckee Meadows Water Authority
- Kniphofia (Torch Lily, Tritoma or Red Hot Poker) uvaria Pfitz - Degroot
- Red hot poker (Kniphofia uvaria) - PictureThis
- 4 Plants Kniphofia Red Hot Poker Uvaria Flamenco – Kens-Nursery
- Kniphofia uvaria RED HOT POKER, TORCH LILY MIX – Ferri Seeds
- Red Hot Poker, Torch lily, Poker Plant (Kniphofia uvaria)
- Kniphofia uvaria Flamenco | Benary
- Kniphofia uvaria seed | BELL Garden Company,Wholesale Plant seeds,Alive roots,Medicinal herbs,medicinal materials.Mass production
- The Colorful Perennial You Can Plant Now For A Fall & Spring Full Of Stunning Blooms
- Red Hot Poker Seeds - Kniphofia uvaria - Perennial Flower Seeds
- Plants of Red Hot Poker - KNIPHOFIA UVARIA - The Original Garden
- KNIPHOFIA UVARIA / RED HOT POKER – Diggin it Nursery
- Water-efficient Plants Guide
- Torch Lily (Red Hot Poker)