red-hot poker 'Ice Queen'
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A clump-forming perennial to 1.5m tall with narrow, arching, green foliage. Flower spikes, produced from mid to late summer, graduate from the merest hint of an orange tip through pale-green, yellow-cream and creamy-white as the individual flowers mature into autumn
Scientific classification
- Species
- red-hot poker 'Ice Queen' (Kniphofia 'Ice Queen')
- Genus
- Kniphofia
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
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- Toxicity
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Plant type
- 1-1.5 metres
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Bushy
- 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 'Ice Queen'
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of red-hot poker 'Ice Queen'
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red-hot poker 'Ice Queen' care guide
- Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought and stagnant waterlogging
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought and stagnant waterlogging
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced perennial feed every four weeks spring through summer growth
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.
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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