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    KNIPHOFIA
    KNIPHOFIA
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    KNIPHOFIA

    Commonly known as Red hot poker, Torch lily, Tritoma

    Expanding range of showy pokers for growing in nature-friendly clumps.

    Many hybrids have been toned down over time from the original "red hot pokers" and now come in shades of red, orange, yellow, and greenish white.

    Genus of about 70 species of evergreen or semi-evergreen rhizomatous perennials from mountainous or upland areas, often in moist places in rough grass or along streamsides in southern and tropical Africa, Madagascar and Arabia.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Place of origin
      Southern and tropical Africa.
    • Deciduous
      Leaves usually thin, grass-like,10-100cm (3-39in) long.
    • Evergreen
      Leaves usually broad, keeled or strap-shaped to 1.5m (5ft) long.
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Rhizomatous perennials
    • Herbaceous
    • Bee friendly
    • Rabbit Resistant
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    varieties
    KNIPHOFIA 'Alcazar'
    Garnet red
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £15.00
    KNIPHOFIA citrina
    Spikes of cream and lime-green flowers
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £15.00
    KNIPHOFIA 'Lemon Popsicle'
    Slender yellow flower spikes.
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £15.00
    KNIPHOFIA 'Little Maid'
    Pale lemon flower spike about 18 inches tall
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £15.00
    KNIPHOFIA 'Poco Orange'
    Dwarf variety with deep orange flowers
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £15.00
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    Available Early Spring 2026
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    KNIPHOFIA 'Royal Castle'
    Red/yellow flower spike
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £15.00
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    Available from January to February
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    KNIPHOFIA 'Timothy'
    Cream flushed carmine
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £15.00
    Notify me
    Available Early Spring 2026
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Wildflower Mini Meadow
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
    Vermin & Pest Control
    SB Plant Invigorator
    This is a non-biological non-chemical plant insecticide and mildewcide. Works against the physical motion of the insect. Perfect for all plants and edible crops.
    500 ml
    £8.00
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