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Kniphofia caulescens

Planted in garden, Virginia Heights, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 12/02/2018, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Common names

Lesotho redhot poker

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Herbs - Monocots

Simplified description

Grey-green foliage

Flower colours

Red/Pink, Yellow

Similar taxa

The grey foliage distinguishes this species from other commonly grown Kniphofia spp. in NZ.

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Kniphofia

Family

Asphodelaceae

Authority

Kniphofia caulescens Baker

Endemic family

Ecology

Flowering

(Mid Spring) - Late Spring/Early Summer

Year naturalised

2011 (near Whanganui)

Origin

Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Province, Free State

Reason for introduction

Ornamental

Propagation technique

Seed (self-establishing from seed in grazed pasture near Whanganui); division

Other information

Etymology

kniphofia: The genus is named in honour off Johann Hieronymus Kniphof (1704 - 1763) German physician and botanist.

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