Kniphofia ‘Nancy’s Red’ (Red hot poker plant)

Kniphofia ‘Nancy’s Red’

Red hot poker plant

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Liliopsida	Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
Subclass	Liliidae	Includes lilies, orchids, and many others
Order	Asparagales	A diverse group that includes asparagus
Family	Xanthorrhoeaceae	Aloes, many tropical plants, flax lilies, daylilies, many others
Genus	Kniphofia	Named after Johann Hieronymus Kniphof (1704-1763), a German botanist, professor of medicine and author of a work of botanical illustrations
Cultivar	‘Nancy’s Red’

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This cultivar of the red hot poker is not found in the wild. Red hot pokers are members of the lily family.

Identification: Half the size of the natural plants, this cultivar is 18-24" (45-60 cm) in height, and about 12-18" (30-45 cm) around. Leaves are long and narrow, up to 12" (30 cm) × ⅝" (1.8 cm), like a tuft of grass. Oval-shaped flowerheads form on a stalk at the center of each plant. They are composed of hundreds of tubular flowers, typically entirely a coral red color, sometimes becoming more orange at the bottom. As they flowers age, their tips open to reveal yellow tips. The flowers are favorites of hummingbirds.

Online References:

Kniphofia ‘Nancy’s Red’ at the Digging Dog Nursery

Kniphofia ‘Nancy’s Red’ at San Marcos Growers

Kniphofia ‘Nancy’s Red’ at the Missouri Botanical Garden

Kniphofia ‘Nancy’s Red’ description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

9/7/2010 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Massachusetts
≈ 4½ × 7" (11 × 17 cm)

Range: Zones 6-10:

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