KNIPHOFIA 'FLAMENCO' - RED HOT POKER - STARTER PLANT

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RED HOT POKER, KNIPHOFIA UVARIA 'FLAMENCO' (WELL ROOTED PLANT IN A 2 1/2 X 3 1/2 INCH POT) ZONE 5-9 PERENNIAL NATIVE TO SOUTH AFRICA KNOWN FOR ITS TOUGH EASY TO GROW NATURE.  KNIPHOFIA 'FLAMENCO' IS AN UPRIGHT CLUMP FORMING RHIZOMATOUS PERENNIAL.  FROM AN 18-24" HIGH BASAL TUFT OF COARSE, SWORD-SHAPED, BLUISH-GREEN, LINEAR LEAVES (TO 3' LONG AND 1" WIDE) ARISES, IN SPRING, A SUCCESSION OF THICK, NAKED FLOWER SCAPES (TYPICALLY TO 4' TALL) WITH DENSE, TERMINAL RACEMES (6-10" LONG) OF DROOPING, TUBULAR CREAMY-WHITE, ORANGE-YELLOW, AND RED FLOWERS.  GROW IN AVERAGE, MEDIUM WET, WELL-DRAINED SOILS IN FULL SUN.  PREFERS RICH, HUMUSY SOILS.  INTOLERANT OF WET, HEAVY SOILS.  PROMPTLY REMOVE SPENT FLOWER SPIKES.  BUYER PAYS .85 FOR U.S. MAIL PRIORITY SHIPPING (ADDITIONAL PLANTS SHIP CHARGE @ $.85 EACH).
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