Kniphofia Backdraft

Kniphofia 'Backdraft' PP31424………"PYROMANIA® Collection

Common Name: Red Hot Poker

A "backdraft" happens when fire explodes with the presence of new oxygen, and this Kniphofia definitely explodes onto the scene of your garden. Very wide flower spikes bear intense reddish orange flowers that open to peachy yellow for a two-tone effect.

Members of the PYROMANIA® Collection are a rainbow of hot colors including red, orange, and yellow. The spiky flowers and upright habit gives a very unique drama to your landscape, with rebloom extending the color late into the season. Grass-like foliage provides textural contrast to bold-leaved perennials, like Hibiscus. These tropical looking plants are hardy to either zone 5b or 6, if you provide protection.

Commonly called Red Hot Poker or Torch Lily for their tall flower spikes. These South Africa natives offer tremendous garden value by combining grass-like foliage with tall flower scapes. An excellent perennial for the middle of the border.

Height:

2.5-3.0 Feet

Spread:

2.0-2.5 Feet

Hardiness Zones:

5B,6,7,8,9

Flower Color:

Orange Shades

Foliage Color:

Green shades

Sunlight:

Full Sun (> 6 hrs. Direct Sun)

Water Requirements:

Low Water Needs

Average Water Needs

Soil Quality:

Poor Soil Quality

Average Soil Quality

Fertile Soil Quality

Soil Chemistry:

Acidic Soil (pH < 7.0)

Neutral Soil (pH = 7.0)

Bloomtime:

Early Summer

Midsummer

Late Summer

Rebloomer

Long Blooming

Attracts Wings:

Attracts Butterflies

Attracts Hummingbirds

Bee Friendly

Critter Resistant:

Deer Resistant

Rabbit Resistant

Growth Rate:

Medium

Garden Style:

Eclectic

Formal

Modern

Prairie

Rock Garden

Other Features:

Border Plant

Cut Flower

Drought Tolerant

Salt Tolerant

Specimen

Focal Point

Origin:

Not Native to North America