{"title":"Kniphofia","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe genus \u003cem\u003eKniphofia\u003c\/em\u003e (Red Hot Poker) is a group of South African native perennials that range from 10\" dwarfs to 7' giants. We have spent quite a bit of time evaluating kniphofia species and cultivars for their garden performance and hope you enjoy our ever-expanding offerings. Most red hot pokers are quite easy to grow in bright sun and good garden soil. It is not uncommon to find red hot poker plants growing and producing their beautiful flowers in long abandoned homesites.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eKniphofia in the Garden\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eKniphofia flowers are traditionally a gorgeous bright orange and yellow color although there are tons of new cultivars on the market with pokers in shades of cream, yellow, red, and even flourescent hues. The common name \"red hot poker\" is accurate as kniphofia flowers look like they just emerged from a botanical forge. They are also reminiscent of giant Fourth of July sparklers. Kniphofia has a wide range of flowering times from mid-spring through late fall, depending on the selection. Hummingbirds and butterflies, like gardeners, are attracted to the colorful flower spikes of the red hot poker plant. Try pairing Kniphofia with \u003ca title=\"Gaura\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/gaura\"\u003eGaura\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Panicum\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/panicum\"\u003ePanicum\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca title=\"Setcreasea\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/setcreasea\"\u003eSetcreasea\u003c\/a\u003e. We think that you'll like the combination of hot colors.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eTips for Growing Kniphofia\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAs you might expect from a South African plant, Kniphofia is quite heat- and drought-tolerant. Despite its arid origin, kniphofia benefits from a rich soil and being divided every 3-5 years.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kniphofia-yellow-cheer","title":"Kniphofia Yellow Cheer","description":"\u003cp\u003eKniphofia 'Yellow Cheer' has been one of our favorite red hot pokers, since we imported it from South Africa in 1995, so it's long overdue for us to share. This Kniphofia rooperi hybrid is a fall blooming clone, starting for us in late August, and continuing until a hard freeze. The wide, glossy green, rigidly upright foliage looks great all spring and summer, even before it's topped with 4.5' tall spikes, terminating in large, compressed fluorescent golden-orange flower heads. This is truly an outstanding selection for garden designers.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21001169861,"sku":"1574","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Kniphofia-Yellow-Cheer.i-1574.s-67935.r-1_9c6e80d6-080c-4aeb-abbb-f942e93395f6.jpg?v=1792149642"},{"product_id":"kniphofia-rooperi","title":"Kniphofia rooperi","description":"\u003cp\u003eKniphofia rooperi is a late-flowering South African \u003ca title=\"More red hot pokers here\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/kniphofia-red-hot-poker-plant\"\u003ered hot poker\u003c\/a\u003e, native to coastal marshes with a couple of traits that set it apart from more commonly grown red hot pokers. Instead of a typical poker-like flower head, Kniphofia rooperi boasts a broad, squatty head, each exquisitely patterned yellow at the bottom and bright orange all the way to the top...a hummingbird delight. Secondly, the 3' flower spikes of Kniphofia rooperi emerge in August and continue through October....long after the spring\/early summer-flowering forms have faded into obscurity. If winter temperatures don't drop below 20 degrees F, it also flowers again in March.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xYnTETC2KWY\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025102085,"sku":"3036","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Kniphofia-rooperi.i-3036.s-64714.r-1.jpg?v=1790870818"},{"product_id":"kniphofia-lola","title":"Kniphofia Lola","description":"\u003cp\u003eThanks to NC plantsman Jim Massey for sharing this killer poker that he got from \"Lola.\" Kniphofia 'Lola' is, as we say in the South, a big honker. In other words, it's big, it's bodacious, it's the Bo Derek of the red hot pokers. Our amazing clumps are 5' tall x 5' wide with 6-7' spikes of \u003ca title=\"See more orange flowers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/orange-flowers-peach-flowers-perennial\"\u003eorange flowers\u003c\/a\u003e in midsummer...a hub for hummingbirds. Kniphofia 'Lola' is not for the small garden, small people who are easily intimidated, or those who have been diagnosed with a heart condition. If you want to make a loud statement and you have plenty of room, invite \"Lola\" into your garden!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eKniphofia is evergreen in Zone 7b. Perhaps it is evergreen throughout Zone 7. Despite this, it is advised that last year's foliage be removed (stripped off) in late winter as it is putting up new growth. Last years foliage will die away over the current year anyway if it is not removed. Removing spent flower stalks will improve the appearance of the plant. That is all the maintenance that it requires. Large clumps can be divided if additional plants are desired. This can be done most times of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRed hot pokers are sun lovers, the more sun the better. Average soil moisture, neither soggy or bone dry suits 'Lola' best. Though it might be worth mentioning that there are 70-some wild species and a few occur in wet sites.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGarden Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eKniphofia 'Lola' and red hot poker plants in general are of great garden impact with their strongly vertical spikes of colorful flowers, 'Lola' especially so with its great height (about 6') and brilliant orange flowers. Verticals add a great deal of interest to a planting, like vegetable-exclamation points, providing a strong contrast to the more shapeless mounds of many herbaceous perennials.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Impact:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe tubular flowers are nectared by hummingbirds.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNomenclature:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe origin of the Kniphofia known as 'Lola': Jimmy Massey sited this large specimen in a yard in the Morganton, NC area. A conversation with the homeowner, Lola, revealed that she was 80 years old and had always lived in the house and the kniphofia had always been in that yard. The longevity was additionally significant in that this part of NC was either Zone 6 or a very cold end of Zone 7 decades ago when Jimmy \"discovered\" this plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eJimmy Massey had a career as a botanist at the \u003ca title=\"Opens unc.edu in new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUniversity of North Carolina\u003c\/a\u003e in Chapel Hill, NC and a side business, Holly Hill Daylily Nursery, raising and selling daylilies (Hemerocallis), crinums and the Kniphofia 'Lola'. He has since retired from both occupations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025860613,"sku":"4345","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Kniphofia-Lola.i-4345.s-67475.r-1.jpg?v=1787851297"},{"product_id":"kniphofia-hot-and-cold-pp-31185","title":"Kniphofia Hot and Cold PP 31185","description":"\u003cp\u003eKniphofia 'Hot and Cold' is part of the cold winter-tolerant, reblooming \u003ca title=\"See all of our available red hot pokers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/kniphofia-red-hot-poker-plant\"\u003ered hot pokers\u003c\/a\u003e from Walters Gardens. Kniphofia 'Hot and Cold' produces 3' tall pokers that are white at the bottom and flaming orange toward the tip. Kniphofia 'Hot and Cold' is an early season flowering variety with very good rebloom.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6363384676391,"sku":"13574","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Kniphofia-Hot-and-Cold-PP-31185.i-13574.s-68171.r-1_323f6cc0-240b-4310-9e0c-145bd15b0013.jpg?v=1776782485"},{"product_id":"kniphofia-orange-blaze-pp-31545","title":"Kniphofia Orange Blaze PP 31545","description":"\u003cp\u003eWalters Gardens new red hot pokers were bred for the cold winters of Michigan and selected for heavy flowering, good rebloom, and of course, good vigor. Kniphofia 'Orange Blaze' produces a plethora of compact 2' tall solid bright orange pokers in early\/midseason with good rebloom.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6363388346407,"sku":"13572","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Kniphofia-Orange-Blaze-PP-31545.i-13572.s-66811.r-1.jpg?v=1788548052"},{"product_id":"kniphofia-rockets-red-glare-pp-30772","title":"Kniphofia Rockets Red Glare PP 30772","description":"\u003cp\u003eKniphofia 'Rocket's Red Glare' produces a mass of 3' pokers that are bright red toward the tip, with a few white flowers for contrast toward the base. Kniphofia 'Rocket's Red Glare' is an early\/midseason-flowering selection with sturdy stems and good rebloom. Because these were bred for cold Michigan winters, they are some of the most cold-hardy \u003ca title=\"See all of our red hot pokers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/kniphofia-red-hot-poker-plant\"\u003ered hot pokers\u003c\/a\u003e on the market.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6363391623207,"sku":"13573","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Kniphofia-Rockets-Red-Glare-PP-30772.i-13573.s-65297.r-1_ae961d73-abb4-48da-b9fb-15eb46fb2f8e.jpg?v=1788283656"},{"product_id":"kniphofia-flashpoint-pp-31282","title":"Kniphofia Flashpoint PP 31282","description":"\u003cp\u003eKniphofia 'Flashpoint' is a superb new red hot poker from the breeding work at Walters Gardens, and by far, the best white flowered form we've ever trialed. The 4.5' tall spikes of ivory white, top the grass-like foliage, starting for us in mid-June, creating stunning color combinations in the sunny garden.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39536677453911,"sku":"17090","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Kniphofia-Flashpoint-PP-31282.i-17090.s-67480.r-1.jpg?v=1791233955"},{"product_id":"kniphofia-tiki-torch","title":"Kniphofia Tiki Torch","description":"\u003cp\u003eKniphofia 'Tiki Torch' is a 2026 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction of one of the most exciting red hot pokers we've ever grown. This introduction is a Kniphofia rooperi seedling that had a romantic rendezvous with an unknown re-blooming red hot poker growing nearby. The results are a red hot poker with the same form and flower shape of Kniphofia rooperi, but flower stalks that start for us in early July instead of early October. The dense upright green foliage creates a 3' tall x 5' wide architectural clump, becoming a foil for the 3.5' tall stalks of 5\" plump, orange and yellow flowers...what a great way to add color to the summer garden.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/h8PkFPljgds\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42450454577239,"sku":"16744","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Kniphofia-Tiki-Torch.i-16744.s-68321.r-1_1cb5ab42-45f7-470f-b42c-305211286a81.jpg?v=1787869966"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/collections\/Kniphofia-Orange-Blaze-1900x350.jpg?v=1762891526","url":"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/kniphofia-red-hot-poker-plant.oembed","provider":"Plant Delights Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}