Botanical Name: Kniphofia caulescens
Common Name: red-hot poker
Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae
Distribution/Origin: South Africa
Leaf/Bud: linear, pointed, prominent mid-rib, folded, blueish green color
Flower/Inflorescence: spike, determinate, orange/yellow tubular florets, sweet fragrance, bloom Aug - Oct
Fruit/Seed: capsule
Stem/Bark:
Size: height 1 - 1.5m, spread .5 - 1m
Habit: clumping
Form: stalks upright, foliage fountainous
Culture: full sun, herbaceous perennial
Landscape Use: striking color, garden bedding
Notes: attract hummingbirds, toxic is ingested