Border Ballet red-hot poker
Kniphofia 'Border Ballet'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup to 24 inches tall
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Orange, red, pink, yellow and creamy pastels
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Border Ballet' red-hot poker (Kniphofia 'Border Ballet') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, and accents. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the orange, red, pink, yellow, and creamy pastel blooms. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. It tolerates salt and stays evergreen.
Pairs well with Buffalo grass, Wormwood, and Love-lies-bleeding.