Red Hot Poker

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

South Africa

Location

Conifer Slope

Source of plant

Seneca Hill Perennials

Description

Plants to 30 inches tall with narrow, quite hard leaves and large, dense late-summer inflorescences of orange to red-orange buds opening to a warm golden yellow. Foliage tends to stay relatively low.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5