Overview
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Description
Physical Description
Habit: Clumping.
Foliage: Dense, tufted and thin, grass-like.
Size/Age/Growth
Size: Fast growing evergreen foliage 18 to 24 in. high, flower spikes 32 to 36 in. tall.
Landscaping
Care: Water well while in bloom to prolong flowering. Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system . For a neat appearance , remove old flower stalks . Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring .
Habitat
Ecology: It has been recorded from swamps
or stream
edges
at 1,750-2,900 m
altitude
.[1]
List of Habitats
:5.4Wetlands (inland) - Bogs
, Marshes, Swamps, Fens
, Peatlands
Biology
Growth
Culture: Space 24-36" apart.
Soil: Prefers evenly moist, well-drained soil.
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full sun .
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b.. (map)
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Magnoliophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Flowering Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
()
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class:
Liliopsida
()
- Scopoli, 1760
- Subclass:
Liliidae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Lilianae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Order:
Asparagales
()
- Bromhead, 1838
- Suborder:
Asphodelineae
()
- Family:
Asphodelaceae
()
- A.l. De Jussieu, 1789
- Tribe:
Kniphofieae
()
- Genus:
Kniphofia
()
- Moench, 1794, nom. cons.
- Specific epithet:
reflexa
- Hutch. ex Codd
- Botanical name: - Kniphofia reflexa Hutch. ex Codd
- Specific epithet:
reflexa
- Hutch. ex Codd
- Genus:
Kniphofia
(
- Tribe:
Kniphofieae
(
- Family:
Asphodelaceae
(
- Suborder:
Asphodelineae
(
- Order:
Asparagales
(
- Superorder:
Lilianae
(
- Subclass:
Liliidae
(
- Class:
Liliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Magnoliophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Notes
Publishing author : Hutchinson ex Codd Publication : in Bot. Notiser cxx. 44 (1967)
Similar Species
Members of the genus Kniphofia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 450 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
K. abyssinica · K. acraea · K. 'Adam' · K. 'Ada' · K. aff. rufa · K. albescens · K. albomontana · K. 'Alcazar' (Red Hot Poker) · K. aloides · K. aloysii-sabaudii · K. 'Amber' · K. 'Amber Seedling' · K. 'Amsterdam' · K. andongensis · K. angolensis · K. angustifolia · K. ankaratrensis · K. 'Apple Court' · K. 'Apricot' · K. 'Apricot Souffle' · K. 'Apricot Torch' · K. arussii · K. 'Atlanta' · K. 'August Gold' · K. 'Autumn Queen' · K. Autumn strain · K. bachmannii · K. 'Barton Fever' · K. baurii · K. 'Beauty of Wexford' · K. 'Bees' Flame' · K. 'Bee's Gold' · K. 'Bees' Lemon' · K. 'Bees' Orange' · K. 'Bees Sunset' (Red Hot Poker) · K. 'Bees' Yellow' · K. benguellensis · K. 'Ben McDhui' · K. bequaertii · K. besteri · K. bicolor · K. 'Border Ballet' (Red Hot Poker) · K. brachystachya (Poker Plant) · K. 'Bressingham Comet' (Red Hot Poker) · K. 'Bressingham Flame' · K. 'Bressingham Gleam' · K. 'Bressingham Glow' · K. Bressingham hybrids · K. Bressingham Sunbeam = 'Bresun' · K. 'Bressingham Torch' · K. 'Bresun' · K. breviflora · K. Bridgemere hybrids · K. 'Brimstone' · K. 'Bronze Beauty' · K. bruceae · K. buchananii · K. 'Buckshaw Flame' · K. Buckshaw hybrids · K. burchellii · K. 'Burnt Orange' · K. 'Buttercrunch' · K. 'Buttercup' · K. 'C.M. Prichard' · K. 'Canary Bird' · K. 'Candlelight' · K. 'Candlemass' · K. 'Candle Light' · K. 'Cardinal' · K. carinata · K. 'Carolina' · K. 'Catherine's Orange' · K. caulescens (Red Hot Poker) · K. caulescens 'Coral Breakers' · K. caulescens short · K. 'Chartreuse' · K. 'Chilcompton' · K. 'Christmas Cheer' (Poker Plant) · K. citrina (Yellow Red Hot Poker) · K. citrina 'Chrysantha' · K. 'Cleopatra' · K. 'Cobra' (Red Hot Poker) · K. coddiana · K. 'Comet' · K. comosa · K. concinna · K. conrathii · K. 'Cook Knip' · K. 'Coolknip' · K. 'Cool Lemon' · K. coralligemma · K. corallina · K. 'Corallina Superba' · K. crassifolia · K. 'Cream Flame' · K. Croftway hybrids · K. 'Crusader' · K. 'David' · K. 'Dawn' · K. 'Dawn Sunkiss'
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Further Reading
- Cheek, M., Onana, J.-M. and Pollard, B.J. 2000. The Plants of Mount Oku and the Ijim Ridge, a Conservation Checklist. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Cheek, M. & Pollard, B.J. 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 7149605
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Kew-279707
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15079258
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:537080-1
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 537080-1
- IUCN ID: 39750
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1025874
Footnotes
- Cheek, M. & Pollard, B.J. 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008. [back]
