Poker Plant Echo Rojo
Kniphofia spp.
Red Hot Poker Plant Features
Kniphofia Echo Rojo gives you brilliant scarlet spikes that are sure to be the apple of every hummingbird’s eye as they dart straight into your garden to take a peek. Easy to care for and completely captivating, Red Hot Pokers are the perfect plant for adding warmth and dimension to your summer garden and soon they’ll be ready to plant! Aka Dwarf Poker Plant, Dwarf Poker Plant, Dwarf Red Hot Poker. Kniphofia uvaria 'Echo Rojo' PP22791. Aka Echo Rojo Kniphofia, Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma. Echo Rojo Red Hot Poker Kniphofia uvaria 'Echo Rojo' Plant Patent #22,791 Sku #30504 Fill the garden with a great display of deep orange-red blooms on tall, sturdy stems.
It's pretty obvious where kniphofia got its common name, red hot poker. This tough-as-nails, sun-loving perennial produces tall spikes of red, yellow, or bi-colored flowers in mid- to late summer. Red hot poker's flowers are also nectar-rich so they will draw butterflies and hummingbirds from miles around. Plus, even when not in bloom, the lance-shaped foliage of red hot poker adds interest and texture in the garden. In the northern part of its range, red hot poker is evergreen, adding color to your garden even in the drabbest months. Red hot poker grows 2 to 3 feet tall and is rabbit and deer resistant. Hardy from zones 5-9.
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Red Hot Poker Growing Instructions
Plant red hot poker in a sunny spot that receives at least 6 to 8 hours of sun a day. Red hot poker is not fussy about soil type, but prefers life on the dry side so keep it away from poorly drained locations. Clip away the flower stalks after they fade.
Red Hot Poker is not recommended for human or animal consumption.
Light
Outside: Sun
Colors
Red, Yellow
Water
Medium water needs
Special Features
Attracts butterflies
Attracts hummingbirds
Deer/rabbit resistant
Complement your Red Hot Poker with these varieties:
Tall Artemisia varieties make a good partner for Red Hot Poker because the gray leaves are very complementary.
The bold daisy-like flowers of Coneflower provide a colorful contrast to the spiky flower stalks of Red Hot Poker.
Coreopsis thrives in hot, dry conditions and its yellow blooms blend well with the bright flowers of Red Hot Poker.
Varieties: Our Favorites
Echo Mango Red Hot PokerKniphofia uvaria 'Echo Mango'
Echo Mango red hot poker is a favorite because of its extra-long bloom season, drought tolerance, and attractiveness to hummingbirds. It grows 36 inches tall and 24 inches wide. Zones 6-9
Echo Rojo Red Hot PokerKniphofia uvaria 'Echo Rojo'
With blooms from midsummer to autumn, Echo Rojo red hot poker is a must-have for sunny perennial gardens -- or as an annual in containers. It grows 40 inches tall and 24 inches wide. Zones 6-9
Fire Dance Red Hot PokerKniphofia hirsuta 'Fire Dance'
Fire Dance is an easy-to-grow perennial for sun that shows off deer-resistant, hummingbird-attracting red-and-yellow flowers. It grows only 20 inches tall and wide. Zones 5-9
Papaya Popsicle Red Hot Poker
Kniphofia 'Papaya Popsicle'
Papaya Popsicle red hot poker is a full-sun plant that has orange-and-yellow flower spikes all summer long over a mound of grassy, textural foliage. It grows 18 inches tall and 20 inches wide. Zones 6-9
Pineapple Popsicle Red Hot PokerPoker Plant Echo Rojo Fuego
Kniphofia 'Pineapple Popsicle'
This evergreen perennial stands out from other varieties because of its yellow-green flowers from late spring to early autumn. It grows 28 inches tall. Zones 6-8
Poker Plant Echo Rojo Que
Kniphofia Uvaria 'Echo Rojo' is a moderate growing perennial plant that can be grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 6A through 9B. It matures to an average height of 3 feet to 5 feet and an average width of 3 feet to 4 feet, depending on climate and other environmental factors. It prefers growing in a location that provides full sun and grows best when planted in sand, loam, clay or silt soil that is well drained. In the spring and summer Echo Rojo Torch Lily produces orange and red flowers. The foliage is grey / silver, medium green and dark green in color. It attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, wildlife and visual attention and is resistant to deer, drought, insects, diseases, mildew and heat.
Echo Rojo Torch Lily can be useful in the landscape in mass plantings, in foundation plantings, in containers or planters, as a border or edger, as a background, around decks, swimming pools, and other outdoor living areas, as an accent, as a focal point, in landscape beds or islands or in small groupings and also in rock or xeriscape gardens, cottage gardens, butterfly gardens or perennial gardens.