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Looking for something unique to add to your garden? Red Hot Poker Creamsicle is the perfect choice, boasting light orange, spiky blooms that ignite the garden from summer into fall. This variety is also shorter, growing to be only 12-18”, making it perfect for a small space garden. PP# 22489 (Kniphofia)
To determine if a plant is sufficiently cold hardy, the USDA created numbered zones indicating winter low
temperatures; the lower the zone number the colder the winter.
If the coldest winter temperature expected in your area is -15°F (zone 5) then any plants rated zones 3-5 will
survive the winter temperatures in your area.
If you live in very warm winter areas (zones 9-11) plants with zones 3-4 ratings are not recommended. The lack
of freezing winter temperatures do not provide a time for winter dormancy (rest).
The botanical name for Red Hot Poker or Torch Lily used to be Tritoma. But today, its Kniphofia (pronounced Nip-fo-phia) and more popular every year. Brilliant Alcazar grows up to about 4 feet tall with the signature bright red and yellow flower-spikes. (the red flowers are the freshly-opened ones, they turn yellow as they age.)
Good perennial gardeners use these for big focal points at the back of the border or in the center of island beds, where they never disappoint. After flowering, they're not much to look at, so cut down the flower stalk and the foliage about half way, and it'll all be back next year.
How-To: Red Hot Poker is really easy to grow, but remember, this plant is from South Africa. That tells you it wants full sun and sharp-draining soil. In its native range, its used to rocky poor soil, so keep that in mind. No mushy muddy peat around this one!
More Information
SKU
AFLJ331
Common Name
Torch Lily or Dwarf Red Hot Poker
Botanical Name
Kniphofia
Zones
6, 7, 8, 9
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Mature Height
12-18" tall
Mature Spread
14-18" wide
Bloom Time
Early summer to fall
Planting Depth
Crown of plant should rest just at or above the soil surface after watering in.
Ships As
Potted Plant
Soil Type
Drought/Dry Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
Soil Moisture
Well Draining, Dry
Advantages
Attract Butterflies, Attract Hummingbirds, Attract Birds, Good For Cut Flowers
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