I can't fairly judge this plant because I don't think I have adequate space and conditions for it. As you can see in a more recent photo ...Read Morethat I've uploaded, I've had to trim the foliage. The plant seems to be multiplying but unfortunately it's already October 20th and it has yet to bloom. It might survive my zone and planting conditions but it is not thriving. Update 7/8/2019 it's doing really well for some reason despite the clay soil and crowded conditions. It has four flower spikes right now.
Lola is the biggest Kniphofia I know of. It may take a season or two to get established before blooming. The blooms first appear a dull o...Read Morerange but quickly brighten up and within a few days they are two tone bright orange and yellow (3 colors if you can't the beige of spent blooms.) I love this plant. It's fully hardy here with evergreen foliage.
These are beautiful plants, but after their bloom is over, I'm not sure what to do with them. I'm afraid to cut them down to the stem and...Read More I'm not sure where to cut if I were to deadhead them. Does anyone have any advice to keep 'Red Hot Poker' blooming more than once during the summer?
I've had this plant in my yard for 10 years. It reliably blooms but the leaves get long and droopy in Summer and I cut them back by half...Read More. This year I am going to move them as they are getting more and more shade from a nearby tree. I am hoping with increased sun and decreased water they will have a more tidy apprearance. The gophers really love these and I caged them underground after the first year, however the deer don't touch them. They are worth having even though they can be a little work, the blooms are wonderful.
I found this plant growing in the woods across from my home in 2007 (I couldn't believe my eyes). I dug it up, seperated the tumors and ...Read Moreplanted them in parts of my yard that needed a splash of color. Last year (2008) the plants did not produce any blooms. This year; however, each plant produced two or more blooms in vibrant orange and yellow on very thick stalks. The plants receive direct sun from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The soil is mostly clay but I made modest attempts to break it down with peat moss, compost, and manure. I'm very pleased with their performance. My only wish is that they would bloom more than once.
I planted one last year and it produced dark orange blooms which resemble candles. It tolerates full sun here in hot south Texas, and app...Read Moreears to be drought tolerant. A good plant for xeriscaping.
I ordered a few of these from Plant Delights Nursery. One was planted in fall 2005 in an area which probably receives too much shade (les...Read Mores than 2-3 hours sun per day). It has grown from one tiny bare-root plant into a huge leafy bush in three summers, but the first two seasons, it didn't produce any blooms. This year, the huge plant produced a single bloom on a strong, thick stem. It is easily the thickest, tallest bloom of any kniphofia I've seen, but the bloom color is on the lackluster side -- a dull orange that doesn't 'pop' like colors in these photos show. That could be due to the lack of direct sun, soil quality, or just poor genes -- I'm not sure.
The others I ordered from PDN were planted in full sun (7-8+ hours per day) in summer 2007, but have been slow to establish and have not reached size to produce blooms yet despite being in the ground 12-16 months. I would say this kniphofia definitely takes at least a few seasons to reach critical mass, but once it starts to get there, you'll see that the grass clump is substantially larger than any other kniphofia out there.
Overall, in the Northwest climate, I would say this plant has been disappointing compared to the other kniphofia varieties I have grown. It takes a long time to establish and definitely needs as much sun it can get. Plant accordingly! Hopefully in another year or two I'll be able to say good things about the ones I've planted in full sun.
I can't fairly judge this plant because I don't think I have adequate space and conditions for it. As you can see in a more recent photo ...Read More
Lola is the biggest Kniphofia I know of. It may take a season or two to get established before blooming. The blooms first appear a dull o...Read More
These are beautiful plants, but after their bloom is over, I'm not sure what to do with them. I'm afraid to cut them down to the stem and...Read More
I've had this plant in my yard for 10 years. It reliably blooms but the leaves get long and droopy in Summer and I cut them back by half...Read More
I found this plant growing in the woods across from my home in 2007 (I couldn't believe my eyes). I dug it up, seperated the tumors and ...Read More
I planted one last year and it produced dark orange blooms which resemble candles. It tolerates full sun here in hot south Texas, and app...Read More
I ordered a few of these from Plant Delights Nursery. One was planted in fall 2005 in an area which probably receives too much shade (les...Read More