Kniphofia 'Percy's Pride'
red hot poker
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: June to September
- Flower colour: chartreuse
- Other features: the flowers are attractive to bees
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Spikes of chartreuse flowers, which emerge from green-tinted buds in early summer, fade to cream as they mature throughout the summer. These torch-like flowers look marvellous against a background of striped miscanthus leaves. Best planted in humus-rich, moist, but well-drained soil, they’re perfect for a sunny mixed or herbaceous border. - Garden care: In autumn remove and compost the faded, flower spikes and apply a deep, dry mulch around the crown of the plant. Divide Divide and re-plant overcrowded colonies in spring.
- Eventual Height: 1.2m
- Eventual Spread: 0.5m