They were the flowers of kniphofia, the aptly named red hot poker, and on that visit, I saw many more species, some with pale-lemon flowers, some soft pink but most with the vibrant orange with which the plant is most associated. Seeing them in their native habitat opened my eyes to the splendour of the genus and how wonderful they might look in a garden setting if grown among grasses and other southern hemisphere plants rather than the tatty clumps I remember from the suburban gardens of my. Do you cut back red hot poker plants when the flowers fade? The answer is a decisive no. Pruning a red hot poker plant’s foliage at this time is not a good idea. You’ll want to leave the foliage in place. During this time, the leaves will be gathering sunlight to create enough food to provide for the red hot poker plant through winter.

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Red Hot Poker

Kniphofia 'Atlanta'

Common Name: Red Hot Poker
Genus:Kniphofia
Cultivar: 'Atlanta'

Named after Johan Hieronymus Kniphof, a German Professor of Medicine.

Category: Perennials
Growth Rate: Average
Features: Good for wildlife

Soil Type: Normal/Loam
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained

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Kniphofia 'Royal Standard'

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Kniphofia 'Royal Standard'

red hot poker

This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: July to August
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  Tall bright and imposing, kniphofias lend height, vibrancy and drama to any garden. 'Royal Standard' produces spikes of bright yellow tubular flowers, scarlet in bud, above clumps of evergreen, strap-like leaves. Originally from South Africa, the elegant, torch-like flowers of kniphofia make vertical accents in a sunny border and look particularly good as part of a scheme based on 'hot' colours. They also look great with a background of ornamental grasses. An easy and undemanding plant.
  
• Garden care: In autumn remove and compost the faded flower spikes and apply a deep dry mulch such as pine needles around the crown of the plant. Avoid excessive winter wet and cut back to the ground in spring to keep the foliage fresh-looking. Divide and replant overcrowded colonies in spring.

Goes well with...

• Anemanthele lessoniana
• Aster × frikartii 'Mönch'
• Helenium 'Waltraut'
• Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm'

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