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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Seeds take a long time to reach flowering stage.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Torch Lily
  • Red Hot Poker
  • Tritoma

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Location: Portugal
Date: 2018-12-10
Kniphofia praecox
Location: Portugal
Date: 2016-12-05
Kniphofia praecox
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2015-11-30
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2016-01-21
Mature seed pods.
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2016-01-21
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2015-12-11
Seed pods start to emerge as the flowers die.

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