Kniphofia ‘Nancy’s Red’
Red hot poker plant
This cultivar of the red hot poker is not found in the wild. Red hot pokers are members of the lily family. The natural plants are native to South Africa.
Plants: Half the size of the natural plants, this cultivar is 1½–2′ (45–60 cm) in height, and about 1–1½′ (30–45 cm) around.
Leaves: Long and narrow, up to 1′ ⨉ ⅝″ (30 ⨉ 1.8 cm), like a tuft of grass.
Flowers: Oval-shaped flowerheads form on a stalk at the center of each plant. They are composed of hundreds of tubular flowers, typically entirely a coral red color, sometimes becoming more orange at the bottom. As they flowers age, their tips open to reveal yellow tips. The flowers are favorites of hummingbirds.
Habitats: Rich, evenly moist well-drained soils, in full sun.
Online References:
9/7/2010 · New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 4½ × 7″ (11 × 17 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
| Subclass | Liliidae | Includes lilies, orchids, and many others |
| Order | Asparagales | A diverse group that includes asparagus |
| Family | Xanthorrhoeaceae | Aloes, many tropical plants, flax lilies, daylilies, many others |
| Genus | Kniphofia | Named after Johann Hieronymus Kniphof (1704-1763), a German botanist, professor of medicine and author of a work of botanical illustrations |
Kniphofia ‘Nancy’s Red’ description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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