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Kniphofia (/ n ɪ p ˈ h oʊ f i ə /, [2] / n ɪ ˈ f oʊ f i ə / [3]) is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Asphodelaceae, first described as a genus in 1794. [4] All species of Kniphofia are native to Africa. Common names include tritoma, red hot poker, torch lily and poker plant.
Kniphofia uvaria is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae, also known as tritomea, torch lily, or red hot poker, due to the shape and color of its inflorescence. The leaves are reminiscent of a lily, and the flowerhead can reach up to 1.5 m (5 ft) in height.
Kniphofia rooperi, Rooper's red-hot poker, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae, native to the Eastern Cape [3] of South Africa. Growing to 1.2 m (3.9 ft) tall, it is a robust evergreen perennial with strap-shaped leaves produced at an angle from the main stem. In autumn the stout central stems bear flattened oval ...
Kniphofia northiae, the giant red-hot poker, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae, native to the Eastern Cape [3] of South Africa.Growing to 1.7 m (5.6 ft) tall, it is a robust evergreen perennial with handsome curved leaves resembling an aloe. [4]
Kniphofia × praecox, also known as Kniphofia praecox or the greater red-hot poker [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae. This species is believed to be the result of hybridization between Kniphofia uvaria and Kniphofia bruceae , leading to it being referred to as Kniphofia × praecox .
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Kniphofia thomsonii, called Thomson's red-hot poker, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae, native to the Great Lakes countries of Africa. [1] Its cultivar 'Stern's Trip' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society 's Award of Garden Merit .