red-hot poker 'Backdraft'
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Clump-forming perennial with mid-green, grass-like foliage, and bearing flower spikes to 90cm tall, of large, intense red-orange flowers that open to peach-yellow for a two-tone effect, flowering from mid to late summer or into autumn
Scientific classification
- Species
- red-hot poker 'Backdraft' (Kniphofia 'Backdraft')
- Genus
- Kniphofia
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
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- Toxicity
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Plant type
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- Height
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- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Clump forming
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of red-hot poker 'Backdraft'
Distribution map
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of red-hot poker 'Backdraft'
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red-hot poker 'Backdraft' care guide
- Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought or waterlogging
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought or waterlogging
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced feed in spring and light repeat in growth season
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 or 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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