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- Common Name: Red hot pokers
- Genus: Kniphofia
- Species: uvaria
- Skill Level: beginner
- Exposure: full sun, partial shade
- Hardiness: hardy
- Soil type: acidic, chalky/alkaline, moist, well-drained/light
- Height: 1.2m
- Spread: 0.6m
- Time to divide plants: March to April
- Time to plant seeds: February to May
This species includes many of the red hot poker hybrids but the true species is an evergreen that blooms in late summer. It is valuable in providing flowers when most plants are past their best and it is useful as a cut flower.
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