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Red hot poker(torch lily)
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🌿 About This Plant
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Plant Information
- Common Name Red hot poker(torch lily)
- Scientific Name Kniphofia uvaria
- Category perennial
- Growth Rate Moderate to fast
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Photos are a visual reference, not an exact snapshot. Small differences in leaf size, fullness and height are normal.
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🌱 How to Care for This Plant
Practical information to help you understand the plant and care for it with confidence.
Once a week (more often in dry season, reduce in rainy season to prevent rot)
Moderate to fast
Basic Care
The most important everyday requirements for healthy growth.
💧 Watering Frequency
Once a week (more often in dry season, reduce in rainy season to prevent rot)
Growth & Behavior
Understand what to expect as the plant develops.
⚡ Growth Rate
Moderate to fast
🌿 Plant Behavior
Grows in clumps of grass-like leaves.
Produces tall, dramatic flower spikes resembling torches (blooms mainly late spring to autumn).
Attracts bees, butterflies, and sunbirds.
Long-lived perennial if well maintained.
Environment & Climate
Conditions where this plant can perform well.
🌍 Agro Ecology
Sub-humid to semi-arid
Problems & Treatment
Common problems and practical ways to protect the plant.
💊 Recommended Treatment
✅ Do:
Plant in sunny borders or as a focal plant.
Use in mass plantings for a dramatic effect.
Mix with ornamental grasses and perennials for landscaping.
Mulch lightly in dry season to retain moisture.
⌠Don’t:
Don’t let roots sit in waterlogged soil (causes rot).
Don’t cut foliage too short in winter — it protects the crown.
Don’t overcrowd — give each plant space to spread.
Don’t plant in full shade — it reduces flowering.
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