General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 2.5 - 3 feet
Plant Spread: 1.5 - 2 feet
Leaves: Other: Grass-like foliage.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Other: Vibrant warm red buds that open to creamy-peach flowers.
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
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
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PPAF; CPBRAF

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Trade name information:
Series: Pyromania™
Trade Name: Rocket's Red Glare
Cultivar name: 'Pyromania Rocket's Red Glare'
Common names
  • Torch Lily
  • Red Hot Poker

Photo Gallery
Location: Cook Co., IL
Date: 2020-06-20
Inflorescence colors
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-08-14
In the plant sales area
Location: Cook, Co., IL
Date: 2020-06-21
Emerging flower spike

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Photo courtesy of Proven Winners
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Photo courtesy of Proven Winners
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