Red Hot Poker -

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Other Common Names: Border Ballet Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily
Family: Asphodelaceae Genus: Kniphofia Cultivar: 'Border Ballet'

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Plant Type: Perennial

Temp / Zone: Zone 5A · -20° to -15° F, Zone 5B · -15° to -10° F, Zone 6A · -10° to -5° F, Zone 6B · -5° to 0° F, Zone 7A · 0° to 5° F, Zone 7B · 5° to 10° F, Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F, Zone 8B · 15° to 20° F

Sun Exposure: Full / Mostly Sun

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt

Soil Drainage: Well Drained

Water Needs: Low

Growth Rates: Moderate

Attracts: Hummingbirds, Visual Attention

Foliage Color: Blue

Average Height: 1' to 2'

Average Width: 1' to 2'

Fragrances: None

Season of Color: Summer Blooms

Resistant To: Deer Resistant, Disease, Drought, Heat, Insect

Landscape Uses: Accent, Background, Border / Edger, Containers / Planters, Focal Point Specimen, Foundation, Garden Pond, Landscape Beds, Outdoor Living Areas, Small Groups

Growth Habits: Clumping, Grassy, Upright

Theme Gardens: Cottage, Hummingbird, Perennial, Rock

Soil pH: 6.5, 7, 7.5

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Dan Gerhardt · Gardenality Bud · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F · Comment About Pruning
You can slightly trim back the foliage in winter, but don’t cut it back entirely. The crown is sensitive to cold and needs a clump of foliage to help protect it. Over trimming will also cause moisture retention around the crown, which is not good. Otherwise a hardy plant, and can reportedly be divided if necessary, but I have no direct experience of this.

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(Kniphofia 'Border Ballet')

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