General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 5 feet (1.5 m)
Plant Spread: clumping to 3 feet (1 m)
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Green
White
Other: Flowers start pale greenish-yellow and mature to greenish white
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Will not come true from seed
Other info: Seeds take a long time to reach flowering stage.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Red Hot Poker
  • Torch Lily

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Location: Wynyard garden, Durham, UK
Date: 2019-07-22
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Date: 2017-08-20

Date: 2010-09-17

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