Echo Mango red-hot poker
Kniphofia uvaria 'Echo Mango'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Orange-yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Echo Mango' red-hot poker (Kniphofia uvaria 'Echo Mango') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. This fast-growing clump has orange-yellow blooms that attract butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. It also tolerates salt.
Pairs well with Fountain grass, Perennial candytuft, and Black Baccara rose.