Kniphofia rufa 'Rasta' (PBR)
red hot poker
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(shipped in 3-5 working days) - 3 × 9cm pots
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£29.97
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in stock
(shipped in 3-5 working days) - 9cm pot
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£9.99
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- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: July to October
- Hardiness: frost hardy (may need winter protection)
An eye-catching addition to mixed borders or gravel gardens, this attractive perennial forms a generous clump of arching, grass-like foliage. Then, in midsummer upright stems appear, and these are topped with loose, poker-like clusters of slender, coral-red buds, which gradually open from the base of the spike, to tubular lime-green flowers. - Garden care: In autumn remove and compost the faded, flower spikes and apply a deep, dry mulch around the crown of the plant. In spring, cut back tatty-looking foliage before the new growth starts to appear, and at the same time, divide overcrowded colonies.