Redhot Popsicle red-hot poker
Kniphofia 'Redhot Popsicle'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 18 inches tall
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Cinnamon red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
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Notes
'Redhot Popsicle' red-hot poker (Kniphofia 'Redhot Popsicle') is a perennial for borders, containers, and accents. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Its cinnamon red blooms open in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Prairie dropseed, African marigold, and Autumn fern.