red-hot poker 'Jonathan'
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Jonathan' is a relatively tall cultivar, to 130cm, with long, arching to upright, glaucous green leaves. Flowers form very long elliptic spikes, to 30cm, vibrant red-orange, keeping their colour as they mature with only a few lower florets fading to yellowish
Scientific classification
- Species
- red-hot poker 'Jonathan' (Kniphofia 'Jonathan')
- Genus
- Kniphofia
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
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- Toxicity
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Plant type
- 1-1.5 metres
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Clump forming
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn
- Season of interest
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of red-hot poker 'Jonathan'
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of red-hot poker 'Jonathan'
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red-hot poker 'Jonathan' care guide
- Let soil partially dry between watering, fully dry during winter dormancy
- Watering
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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Watering
Let soil partially dry between watering, fully dry during winter dormancy
Fertilizing
FertilizingBiweekly weak high-phosphorus feed prior to spring flower blooming
Pruning
PruningCut down old flower stems after flowering; old or dead leaves can be tidied up or removed in mid-spring
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by division of established clumps in late spring. Propagate by taking offshoots from the crown
Growing
GrowingGrow in full sun and fertile, moist but well-drained soil that isn’t too wet over winter. See kniphofia cultivation for further advice
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally disease-free
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, thrips, slugs and snails
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