Kniphofia pauciflora

Also Known As

Red Hot Poker

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 12"-18"
W: 8"-15"

planting zones

7a-10b

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Kniphofia pauciflora plant details

Kniphofia pauciflora is a broadleaf evergreen perennial with green foliage. In spring and summer yellow flowers emerge. Features grassy texture. Attracts hummingbirds. Grows well with sun and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in summer. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average, clay, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Kniphofia pauciflora

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asphodelaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 8 IN - 15 IN - wide, 12 IN - 18 IN - tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in spring and summer
Uses: easy-to-grow, long-blooming, rock garden, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Kniphofia pauciflora

USDA Zones: 7a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, clay, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Delicate airy plants belie a tough as nails character. Slender grassy foliage anchors spikes of relaxed, loose orange red buds opening to bright yellow florets. This species is not as stiff in its flowering habit as other Kniphies. Small at 18” tall and 15” wide, this perennial often blooms and reblooms May > September. Sun, all but the worst soil, drought tolerant, deer resistant, establish and abandon! USDA Z7

By: Secret Garden Growers

Thought to be extinct in its native South African habitat, this charming, small kniphofia, to only 18" tall in clumps to 15" wide, has grassy, green foliage and tall stems of butter yellow flowers over a long season beginning with the first blooms in spring and continuing occasionally into September. Originally found in marshy grasslands, these enjoy moist soil -- so summer water in full sun. Frost hardy to 0 °F, USDA zone 7 with winter mulch for extra protection. Xanthorrhoeaceae

By: Cistus Nursery

Now extinct in wild, produces slender pokers with coral buds sparsely arranged on the flowering stem, opening to flared tubular flowers of yellow for a long period. One of the earliest to bloom and re-blooms later again in the season.

By: Edelweiss Perennials

This is a treasure among Pokers. A small statured species with big time bloom from South Africa introduced to the NW by Hedgerows Nursery in OR. This doesn't know the word quit and after a main heavy spring bloom keeps throwing up flowers spikes throughout the season.