Fire Dance Red Hot Poker, Torch Flower, Tritoma

Fire Dance Red Hot Poker, Torch Flower, Tritoma

Kniphofia hirsuta 'Fire Dance'

A bold red hot poker with dense flower spikes that attract hummingbirds in hot, dry sunny borders.

  • Spikes are dense with red-orange flowers blending to yellow
  • Clumps of narrow strap-like blue-green leaves
  • Tough evergreen foliage has an upright, arching habit
  • A colourful addition to hot, dry locations
  • Good plant for smaller locations
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun
Soil Moisture
Well-drained, Dry, Average
Drought Tolerant
✓
Hardiness Zone
4 – 4
Mature Height (meters)
0.4 – 0.5
Mature Spread (meters)
0.3 – 0.4
Growth Rate
Medium
Flower Colour
Red
Foliage Colour
Green
Bloom Time
SummerFall
Habit
Compact
Deer Resistant
✓
Rabbit Resistant
✓
Pollinator Friendly
✓
Attracts Birds
✓
Landscape Uses
Border, Rock garden
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Grows best in an average to dry, well-drained, sandy soil, in full sun. It is recommended to tie up the leaves of kniphofia in the winter to keep the crowns dry, then in the spring remove the old foliage. Drought tolerant once established.

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