Pyromania Rocket's Red Glare red-hot poker
Kniphofia 'Pyromania Rockets Red Glare'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Pyromania Rocket's Red Glare' red-hot poker (Kniphofia 'Pyromania Rocket's Red Glare') is a perennial for borders and low maintenance 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. It blooms from early to late summer, and butterflies and hummingbirds visit the flowers. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. It grows 24 to 36 inches tall.
Pairs well with Yarrow, Coneflower, and Japanese forest grass.