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Pyromania® 'Backdraft' Red Hot Poker Kniphofia hybrid

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
Mature Size
3' 2'6" 91cm 76cm
Height: 2'6" - 3'
Spread: 2' - 2'6"
Height: 76cm - 91cm
Spread: 61cm - 76cm
  • 30 - 36 Inches
    24 - 30 Inches
    24 - 30 Inches
    76cm - 91cm
    61cm - 76cm
    61cm - 76cm

    Features

    Bring unique drama to your landscape with the spiky flowers and upright habit of this perennial. Reddish orange flowers open peachy yellow for a two-tone effect over grass-like foliage.

    Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer
    Long Blooming
    Drought Tolerant
    Salt Tolerant
    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Butterflies
    Hummingbirds
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Rabbits

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Tall
    Garden Height: 
    30 - 36 Inches 76cm - 91cm
    Spacing: 
    24 - 30 Inches 61cm - 76cm
    Spread: 
    24 - 30 Inches 61cm - 76cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Orange
    Flower Colors: 
    Red
    Flower Shade: 
    Reddish-orange and peachy-yellow
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Grass-like
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Fertile Soil
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Poor Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Acidic Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Neutral Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses: 
    Specimen or Focal Point
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Grows well in any well-drained soil, although a good supply of water is appreciate when bloomer. If zone 5b or 6, provide winter protection with mulch or leaves. Trim leaves in spring to stimulate healthy, new growth.

    Pyromania® 'Backdraft' Kniphofia hybrid USPP 31,424
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