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Glowstick Red Hot Poker

Glowstick Red Hot Poker

KNIPHOFIA uvaria 'Glowstick'

Blooms Summer through Fall
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Ships as 4"
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Common Name(s)
Red Hot Poker
Sunlight
Full Sun (6+ hrs)
Perennial Zones
6, 7, 8, 9
Watering
Let dry
Max Height
2'–4'
Max Spread
18"-24"
Special Features
Cut flowers
Bloom Season
Summer, Fall
Lifespan
Perennial
Growing Habit
Clumping, Tufted
Drought Resistance
High drought resistance
Bloom Color
Yellow
Foliage Color
Green
Themes
Fire, Sunset
Genus
Kniphofia
Family
Asphodelaceae
Ship Size
4"

Glowstick Red Hot Poker sends up narrow torches of bright yellow tubular flowers, stacked dozens to a spike, on stems that rise well clear of a tuft of fine green foliage. Kniphofia uvaria 'Glowstick' holds that vertical line from summer into fall, when most borders have gone soft and round. It arrives as a live 4-inch plant.

Use it where a planting needs punctuation: three in a gravel bed, a sunny slope, the middle of a pollinator strip, or a large container that can carry the height. Bees, butterflies and hummingbirds all work the nectar-rich spikes. Give it full sun and soil that drains freely, keep it evenly moist through the growing season, and above all do not let it sit wet through winter.

Fun fact: Kniphofia uvaria is South African, and those tubular flowers evolved around sunbirds. New World hummingbirds recognized a familiar shape and moved straight in.

  • Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hrs)
  • Water: Keep moist
  • Drought Tolerance: High
  • Mature Size: 2'–4' tall × 18"-24" wide
  • Bloom Season: Summer, Fall
  • Lifespan: Perennial
  • Perennial Zones: 6–9
  • Special: Cut flowers

Every poker leaves us in fine condition, and it arrives healthy or we replace it free.