Creamsicle Red-Hot Poker

Kniphofia 'Creamsicle'

Plant Details:

Plant Type: Perennial
Plant Family: Asphodelaceae
Plant Description: This perennial grows in a clump, with fleshy, grass-like leaves and clusters of peach to bright orange tubular flowers on top of long stems. The leaves are mid-green and not too showy, but are easy to maintain when not flowering. Red-hot pokers are robust plants that require some water but will handle drought.

Maintenance:

Maintenance Type: Perennial - Herbaceous
Plant Care: Perennial - Herbaceous (soft-stemmed plants that die back in winter and regrow in spring): Remove spent blooms to promote rebloom later. Some plants tend to flop over after the first bloom and attempt to regrow from the base; in these cases, the old stems can be cut away in summer. As plants become dormant in the fall, remove dead leaves and stems.

Plant Attributes:

Mature Size: 10" tall x 16" wide; 24" flower stalk
Utah Native: No
Plant Select: No
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Localscapes: Infill Plant
Foliage Interest: No
Foliage Colors: Green, Light Green
Bloom Colors: Peach, Orange
Bloom Seasons: Summer
Bloom Period: Jun - Aug

Growing Conditions:

Hardiness Zone: 6 to 9
Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun)
Irrigation Requirement:     Moderate (1/2" every 7-10 days)
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Deer Resistant: Yes

Garden Location:

  • Design Path
    • Initial Analysis
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter