Common Name | Dwarf red hot poker |
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Family | Asphodelaceae |
Genus | Kniphofia |
species | hybrid |
Plant Series | Kniphofia POPSICLE™ Series |
Plant Type | Perennial |
Persistence | Deciduous |
US Patent # | PP27617 ('TNKNIBP') |
EU Grant # | EU49521 ('TNKNIBP') |
Hardiness Zone | 6, 7, 8, 9 |
Growth Habit | Clumping |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 18" / 16" / 26" |
Finish Time | Fast (4-6 Weeks) |
Bloom Time | July, August, September, October |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Most Active Growing Season | Spring |
Flowering Season | Summer, Fall |
Flower Color | Yellow |
Leaf Color | Green |
Soil | Average |
pH | 6.0 - 6.8 |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Special Uses | Cut Flower, Hummingbird Attractor, Pollinator Attractor |
Nutritional Needs | 150 - 200 ppm |
Dormancy | Winter |
Water (Greenhouse) | Dry moderately between waterings. |
Water (Garden) | Average |
How Different? | Golden yellow flowers rather than the yellow flowers of Lemon Popsicle and a little shorter. Very clean flower stems, working name was "Neat Freak" because the flowers dropped so cleanly and no seed formed. |
Landscape Value | It has a short habit, grassy short leaves, and re-blooms all summer into fall. Grows and flowers very quickly. |
Finish Time to 4" | 4 - 6 weeks |
Comments | -- |
Grower Notes | It has a short habit, grassy short leaves, and re-blooms all summer into fall. Grows and flowers very quickly. |
Kniphofia ‘Banana Popsicle’
Forms numerous short spikes of golden yellow flowers the first year and repeat blooming from July through October in Canby, Oregon. It has a compact habit with multiple crowns, narrow, grassy leaves, and excellent vigor. It fills a one gallon pot the first year from tissue culture.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 6-9
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 18″ / 16″ / 26″
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Time(s): July, August, September, October
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