Kniphofia 'FIRE GLOW'

Kniphofia 'FIRE GLOW'
torch lily, red hot poker

SIZE/TYPE	mid-sized perennial
USUAL HEIGHT	0.4-0.5m
USUAL WIDTH	0.3-0.5m
LEAVES	deciduous broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	showy
COLOUR OF FLOWERS	combined:red and orange
BLOOMING TIME	July - October
LOCATION	full sun
USDA zone (lowest)	6 (down to -23°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Perennials Summer blooms

Fire Glow is a new dwarf variety of red hot poker, selected by Janet N. Egger in Terra Nova Nurseries, USA, in 2011. It produces spike-like racemes composed of small, rich red and orange tubular flowers on strong, green stems. The flowers appear from late July until early October if the weather is nice and warm.

Narrow, linear leaves are dark green and look like daylily leaves but are more erect. In mild winters they could remain evergreen until spring. Otherwise they fade out in late November and are followed by new foliage in mid to late spring.

Grow red hot poker it in full sun, in humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil. This variety is hardy to about -24°C if mulched, protecting the clump with a layer of fir branches is recommended for winter in zone 6. Protected variety - US patent No. PP21,894.

Last update 25-06-2013

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STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
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FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.