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Kniphofia 'Green Jade'
(Red Hot Poker 'Green Jade')

Family - Asphodelaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Raised in England
Discovered By - Raised and introduced by Beth Chatto
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 1.5m
Width - 60cm or more

Description: A clump-forming, herbaceous Perennial with tall, upright flowering stems that tower over a mound of basal foliage. The leaves are linear to strap-shaped, and a bright shade of mid-green. Dense flower spikes are composed of tubular Blooms that are pale green and fade to creamy white with age. The flowers are produced from late summer into early autumn and are attractive to bees and butterflies.

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Flower:

Pale green, tubular flowers fade to creamy white as they age. The blooms are held in dense, upright spikes and are produced from August into September.

Flower colour: Green

Flower shape: Tubular flowers in spikes

Flowering time: August, September

Foliage:

Rigid, mid-green leaves are linear to strap-shaped. The leaves are held at the base of the plant.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Linear to strap-shaped

Propagation:

Division.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun in fertile, well drained soil.