Rooper's red-hot poker
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Large clump-forming, evergreen perennial to 1.2m tall, with long, arching, broad, linear dark green leaves, and dense, broadly rounded spikes of tubular bright orange-red flowers open to yellow, in autumn
Scientific classification
- Species
- Rooper's red-hot poker (Kniphofia rooperi)
- 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
- Clump forming
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of Rooper's red-hot poker
Distribution map
South Africa
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of Rooper's red-hot poker
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Rooper's red-hot poker care guide
- Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer
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 diseae-free
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, thrips, slugs and snails
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