How to tend a Kniphofia spp.

Watering

Likes wet environments, water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Like sunshine, resistant to half shade, avoid scorching light

Soil

Soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
South Africa
Category
Liliaceae, Kniphofia
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height ≥ 15 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period June-July, fruiting period September
Flower colors
orange red, fruit color yellow brown