Kniphofia 'Flashpoint' - RED HOT POKER 'FLASHPOINT'

Robust selection with chartreuse yellow buds that open to creamy white flowers. Rebloomer.

Pollinator friendly and attracting hummingbirds.

Selected in Michigan and proven to be winter hardy in zone 5b (with some winter protection).

Blooming Time: early to mid summer, reblooming in late summer
Size: 4-4.5' tall x 2.5-3' wide
USDA Zones: 5b-9
Culture: full sun, half sun, adaptable to soil conditions, prefers neutral to slightly acidic soil and somewhat drained (or well draining soils) - this can prevent potential damage in winter. Average, loamy and also poor quality soils (gritty, rocky, sandy, infertile).
Moisture Needs: medium-dry, medium is the best, but established plants are very drought tolerant.
Origin: red hot poker originates in the mountain meadows of South Africa. Walter's Gardens Introduction, part of PYROMANIA® collection. Plant patented under PP31282. Propagation is prohibited.

Black walnut tolerant: seems like yes (from what we have experienced so far)
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: not a pollinator magnet, but pollinator friendly (bees, some butterflies)
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: Proven Winner Quart Pot (round 4.25" x 5" deep pot)

Plant combinations: Flower beds in sun, cottage gardens, naturalistic, tropical, eclectic, deer resistant plantings, naturalistic gardens, cut flower gardens,  or drier edges of rain gardens (or swales). Tolerates salt, so suitable for coastal areas.

You can use it with plants requiring drier or average conditions  Looks great with blue or purple colors of Agastache, Catanache caerulea, Eryngium, Nepeta, Linum lewisii, Platycodon, Scabiosa, Veronica or reblooming Salvia nemorosa hybrids. But can be combined with many plants on the average to drought tolerant scale like Achillea, Artemisia, Aster, Echinacea, Paeonia, bearded Iris, Perovskia, Sedum and medium to taller grasses (Muhlenbergia, Panicum, Pennisetum, Sporobolus, Schizachyrium). But goes also well with plant that appreciate more moisture like Amsonia, Baptisia, Coreopsis, Hemerocallis (daylily), Lilium (lily), Stachys, Vernonia or tropical plants.

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