Product Description
Shorter Red Hot Poker, one of the most cold hardy, because it originates in high altitudes.
Exotic look, dense growth, grayish leaves, spikes of orange-red + lime-yellow flowers.
Pollinator friendly and hummingbird's favorite.
Blooming Time: early to mid summer, sometimes with some rebloom in late summer
Size: 18" (slightly over 20" with flowers) tall x 15-18" wide
USDA Zones: 4-9 (but for the cold zone, good drainage is a must, and some winter protection is still recommended)
Culture: full sun, half sun, adaptable to soil conditions - but soil should be drained - this can prevent potential damage in winter. Average, loamy and also poor quality soils (gritty, rocky, sandy, infertile) and shallow soils.
Moisture Needs: medium-dry, medium is the best, but established plants are very drought tolerant.
Origin: Seed strain cultivar, introduced by Jelitto Perennial Seeds in 2006. Seeds for this Kniphofia hirsuta selection originates in the high elevationsof southern Drakensberg region of South Africa and Lesotho where it is found on exposed, grassy slopes at altitudes between 8,000-9,000'. That's why it's more winter hardy then other selections.
Black walnut tolerant: other species of Kniphofia are, so most likely this one too
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: pollinator friendly (bees, some butterflies)
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 5" deep pot
Plant combinations: Flower beds in sun, dry beds, drained raised beds, rock gardens, water wise plantings, cottage gardens, naturalistic, deer resistant plantings, naturalistic gardens, cut flower gardens, or drier edges of rain gardens (or swales).
You can use it with plants requiring drier or average conditions. Looks great with blue or purple colors of Agastache, Catanache caerulea, Eryngium, Nepeta, Linum lewisii, Platycodon, Scabiosa, Veronica or reblooming Salvia nemorosa hybrids. But can be combined with many plants on the average to drought tolerant scale like Achillea, Artemisia, Aster, Echinacea, Paeonia, bearded Iris, Perovskia, Sedum and medium to taller grasses (Muhlenbergia, Panicum, Pennisetum, Sporobolus, Schizachyrium). But goes also well with plant that appreciate more moisture like Amsonia, Baptisia, Coreopsis, Hemerocallis (daylily), Lilium (lily), Stachys, Vernonia or tropical plants.
Picture copyright: Zenwort, Commons Wikipedia