Kniphofia 'Toffee Nosed'
(Red-hot Poker 'Toffee Nosed')
Family - Asphodelaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Raised in England
Discovered By - Raised by John Metcalf, nurseryman of 4 Seasons Nursery
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - 1m
Width - 60cm
Location - The East Border
Description: A clump-forming, herbaceous Perennial with tall, upright flowering stems that tower over a mound of basal foliage. The mid-green leaves are linear to strap-shaped. Dense flower spikes are composed of tubular Blooms that are buff-orange and fade to creamy white with age. The flowers are produced from late summer into early autumn and are attractive to bees and butterflies.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Buff-orange, tubular flowers fade to creamy white as they open and age. The blooms are held in dense, upright spikes and are produced from August into September.
Flower colour: Orange, white
Flower shape: Tubular flowers in spikes
Flowering time: August, September
Foliage:
Rigid, mid-green leaves are linear to strap-shaped and 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.