Kniphofia 'PINEAPPLE POPSICLE™'

Kniphofia 'PINEAPPLE POPSICLE™'
torch lily, red hot poker

SIZE/TYPE	mid-sized perennial
USUAL HEIGHT	0.3-0.6m
USUAL WIDTH	0.3-0.5m
LEAVES	deciduous broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	showy
COLOUR OF FLOWERS	+multicolored:yellow and orange
BLOOMING TIME	July - September
LOCATION	full sun
USDA zone (lowest)	6 (down to -23°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Perennials Summer blooms

Pineapple Popsicle is a yellow and beige red hot poker that produces masses of flowers all summer long, and often again in September as it repeats flowering reliably. It belongs to the Popsicle™ series bred in TerraNova Nurseries in the USA.

Narrow, linear leaves are dark green and stiff, they look like day-lily leaves but are more erect. Flowering stems and strong and do not bend in winds and rains. Grow it in full sun in humus-rich, moist but well drained soil. This variety is hardy to about -24°C if mulched.

Last update 29-08-2012

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