Tritoma, Red Hot Poker, Poker Plant, Torch Lily, Fire Poker
| When to Plant: | |
| Spring or Fall |
| Blooms: | |
| Early Summer |
| Light Requirements: | |
| Full Sun |
| Plant Height: | ||
| Varies by type. Ranges from 18-48". | ||
| Hardiness Zones: | |
| Grow as Perennial in zones 6-9. Grow as Annual elsewhere. Find Your Zone |
| Planting Depth: | |
| 2-3" |
| Plant Spacing: | |
| 18-24" |
| Plant Type: | |
| Bare Root |
Kniphofia is a pollinator magnet for your summer garden. It produces upright, tubular, poker-like clusters of boldly colored bloom spikes above sword-shaped, semi-evergreen, bluish-green coarse leaves.
Pollinators are a vital part of life on planet Earth since they pollinate most flowering plants for them to reproduce. Pollinators do this by transferring pollen from bloom to bloom. Pollinators have been in decline in recent years due to habitat loss and disease.
Kniphofia provides shelter and food for native pollinators to thrive and survive. It is suprisingly easy and lots of fun for you and your family to attract them to your garden to provide spectacular entertainment! Please help to sustain the pollinator populations by planting kniphofia and other pollinator magnets.
Plant Kniphofia in the fall well before the first frost hardens the soil or in the spring after all danger of frost has passed in a full sun location in moist but well draining soil.
Soil preparation: The ideal soil is porous and drains well and yet still holds enough water for the roots. If your soil is heavy clay and drains slowly, or very sandy and does not hold water, add organic soil amendments (peat moss or ground bark). Spread a 3-4" layer of soil amendment, add fertilizer and incorporate together into the soil to a depth of 10".
To plant: Dig a hole 2-3" deep in a sunny (at least 6 hours of direct sun), well drained location. Place the Kniphofia in hole with roots pointed down and space 18-24" apart. Cover with soil and water. Mulch in extreme climates.
