Nancy's Red Torch Flower
Kniphofia 'Nancy's Red'
Tropical flair for the waterwise garden! This tough perennial explodes with large, coral red summer blooms. Clusters of brick-red buds rise above clumps of narrow grass-green leaves, opening to reveal a hint of yellow on the throat and petal margins. This hummingbird magnet also makes a great cut flower. Herbaceous.
| Key feature: | Showy Flowers |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 5 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Drought tolerant once established. |
| Average landscape size: | Clumps 18 to 24 in. tall and wide; slowly spreads by rhizomes. |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Dwarf Plant, Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Mass Planting, Rock Garden |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Mid-summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 9471 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Drought tolerant once established. Shear spent blooms for best repeat bloom. Established clumps are best left undisturbed.
Tropical flair for the waterwise garden! This tough perennial explodes with large, coral red summer blooms. Clusters of brick-red buds rise above clumps of narrow grass-green leaves, opening to reveal a hint of yellow on the throat and petal margins. This hummingbird magnet also makes a great cut flower. Herbaceous.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Drought tolerant once established. Shear spent blooms for best repeat bloom. Established clumps are best left undisturbed.
| Key feature: | Showy Flowers |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 5 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Drought tolerant once established. |
| Average landscape size: | Clumps 18 to 24 in. tall and wide; slowly spreads by rhizomes. |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Dwarf Plant, Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Mass Planting, Rock Garden |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Mid-summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 9471 |
