Kniphofia aka Redhot Poker "Springtime"

It's a late bloomer (September). Remind me in the spring and I'll lift a bit for you. That clump is from a two litre pot which I bought summer 2012. If any more of the K.northiae germinate I could put your name to that too.

 

I really want some green ones of these, they look lovely.

 

I've rather fallen for Kniphofia triangularis.............................

 

if and when you get them in the right spot they take off like rockets , I had two in pots and struggling , I moved to the front garden where I had a laurel growing its the corner of the house so the soil is awful and just full of stones from when the house was built , but with in weeks they had doubled in size so hopefully 2015 should be flowering .

The more I have seen the more I want

how about Moonstone



and Chichi

 

Percy Pride

 

@Spruce = I've found seed for K.triangularis...................

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kniphofia...arden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item48437516d0

Two pages of Kniphofia seed here......................

http://www.seedsforafrica.co.za/search?page=1&q=kniphofia

And quite a lot here too....................

http://www.silverhillseeds.co.za/byEntireAZ.asp

 

thanks longk , the family is huge , not boasting but I tend to be a year ahead or two of Chelsea flower Show with whats coming back in to fashion , so we will wait and see if more are in the show gardens this year ? but they should be grown more ...

I have grown from seed many moons ago and not that difficult, but 1st winter kept in the green house a must

 

I have put on here before , but still a good read from the RHS Plant Trials

http://apps.rhs.org.uk/planttrials/TrialReports/Kniphofia 2009.pdf

 

@maria any you fancy , look nice in your new border

 

anything would look nice since all the borders are bare and some not even dug out

 

skies the limit then .... wish I had a empty border lucky you

 

feel free to chuck all your spares over then @Spruce

 

thats what they all say in work !!!!! people must think its Christmas

 

well as the old saying goes "if you dont ask you dont get" @Spruce

 

Nice reading!
I had no idea that CGF did so many....................

http://www.cgf.net/shop.aspx?id=14&hid=14&ltr=K