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    KNIPHOFIA
    KNIPHOFIA 'Ice Queen'
    KNIPHOFIA 'Ice Queen'
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    KNIPHOFIA 'Ice Queen'

    Commonly known as Red hot poker, Torch lily, Tritoma

    A very nearly white cultivar. Pale cream flowers from green buds. Ages to white
     
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    • Good to know
      Wildlife plant. Attracts bees, butterflies and other insects
    • Pests & Diseases
      Slugs, snails, aphids, thrips
    • Place of origin
      Southern and tropical Africa, Madagascar, Arabia. Garden origin. Alan Bloom, Bressingham
    • Evergreen
    • Cream
      Pale cream
    • Racemes
      Spike-like racemes
    • Spikes
    • Border
      Ideal for a herbaceous border
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      1.5m (5ft)
    • Spread
      75cm (30in)
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Robust, clump-forming, rhizomatous perennial. Produces erect spikes of dense, tubular flowers to 40cm (16in) long
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich, preferably sandy
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Bee friendly
    • Butterfly friendly
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      1.5m (5ft)
      		 bulb/corm - guide for size not form Watering Can
        75cm (30in)
      		  
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    Useful extras...

    Vermin & Pest Control
    Slug Pellets
    Slug killer blue mini pellets are easy to use and give effective control of slugs and snails. Ideal in garden, conservatory or greenhouse.
    800g
    £6.50
    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
    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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