{"id":33160,"date":"2016-11-05T18:00:45","date_gmt":"2016-11-05T11:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/plant-of-the-week-red-hot-poker\/"},"modified":"2016-11-05T18:09:32","modified_gmt":"2016-11-05T11:09:32","slug":"plant-of-the-week-red-hot-poker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/plant-of-the-week-red-hot-poker\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant of the week: red-hot poker"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTorch-like flower spikes will be loved by bees and butterfliesWhat is it? Some gardeners find the torch-like flower spikes of these African natives too brash; others love the drama they add to a\u00a0border. Breeders have been working on the kniphofia genus, coming up with cultivars in shades of pale lemon, green and peach.Any good varieties? If you\u2019re looking for a red-hot poker that flowers now, try Kniphofia rooperi (pictured). Otherwise I favour K. \u2018Tawny King\u2019 (burnt orange and cream, from late summer to autumn) and K. \u2018Bees\u2019 Lemon\u2019 (lime green buds opening to yellow, from mid- to late summer). For a more compact plant, try K. \u2018Little Maid\u2019 (greeny-yellow flower spikes from late summer to early autumn), which reaches 60cm tall, as opposed to the 1m or so of the other cultivars mentioned. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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