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  • KNIPHOFIA 'John Benary'
    KNIPHOFIA 'John Benary'
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    KNIPHOFIA 'John Benary'

    Commonly known as Red hot poker, Torch lily, Tritoma

    Coral-red flowers
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    1.5 to 2 Litre   - Click to view photo
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    £14.50 each 
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    Any 3+ £12.00 each
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    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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    • Good to know
      Wildlife plant - bees, butterflies and other insects
    • Pests & Diseases
      Slugs, snails, aphids, thrips
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin.
    • Deciduous
      Linear, grass-like leaves
    • Red
    • Racemes
      Spike-like racemes
    • Spikes
    • Tubular
    • Border
      Ideal for a herbaceous border
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      80cm (32in)
    • Spread
      50cm (20in)
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Robust, clump-forming rhizomatous perennial
    • 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 well drained soil
      Humus-rich. Preferably sandy
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Bee friendly
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      80cm (32in)
      bulb/corm - guide for size not form Watering Can
        50cm (20in)
       
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