General Information

  • Category- Flower
  • Binomial Name-Kniphofia
  • Common Names- Red hot pokers
  • Spread- 12-36 inches**
  • Height- 24-48 inches**
  • Average Production- 10-20 flowers per plant
  • Days to Maturity- 365-720 days*

Environmental Requirements

  • Soil-  sandy, loamy
  • Soil pH- 6.0-7.0
  • Soil Moisture- 15%
  • Soil temperature- 21-28°C
  • Climate temperature-
  • Sun Requirements- Full Sun
  • Best Time to Plant- Spring

Tips to Grow Kniphofia

  1. Arrange good quality Kniphofia plant.
  2. The soil should be evenly moist, but not wet or soggy. Add aged compost to the planting pot and turn it under to 12 inches before planting.
  3. Stalking is a technique in which you apply a thin wood to support the plant and tie it to the plant. Keep in mind that this wood is fixed so that if there is a storm, then it can withstand it. Care this plant well. Here staking is used to keep the plant straight, the position of the plant remains set.
  4.  It is important to have 2 to 3 layers of mulch above the soil.
  5. These Red hot poker plant quite take a lot of space in just 2-3 years it spreads about 3–5 feet and also their height can be 3-5 feet high.
  6. Red hot poker plant care needs pruning when the flower blooms start to fade.

** The values are standard values but might change a bit.

*To get flowers quickly, the users can buy plants from nursery.

Flowers