Red Hot Poker

Family: Asphodelaceae
Scientific name: Kniphofia uvaria
Description: Plant Form Erect herb without stems. Size 30-90 cm. Stems Spreads via underground rhizomes. Leaves Sword-like blades 35-80 cm long. Flowers Narrowly tubular orange-red to yellow-green, 3-4 cm long, growing densely at the end of a conspicuous 0.5-1 m long stalk. Fruit and Seeds Elongated triangular or oblong capsule 7-14 mm long. Containing numerous seeds. Habitat Widely used garden plan which occasionally naturalizes in dunes or disturbed sites. Weed Status: Other Weed Weed Type: Invasive Garden Escapee Lifeform: Herbaceous

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