This award-winning selection dazzles the landscape with 8-inch spikes of vibrant flowers, appearing a month earlier than most varieties. The stunning blooms, a mixture of yellow, orange and fiery red, are excellent as cut flowers. A fiery addition to the landscape or container gardens. An herbaceous perennial.
 
Common Name: Flamenco Red Hot Poker
Botanical Name: Kniphofia uvaria 'Flamenco'
Watering Needs:Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers.
Botanical Pronunciation:nip-HOFF-ee-uh oo-VAR-ee-uh
Plant type:Perennial
Deciduous/evergreen:Herbaceous
Sunset climate zones:2 - 9, 14 - 24
Growth rate:Fast
Average landscape size:Foliage reaches 18 to 24 in. tall and wide; bloom spikes reach 36 in. tall.
Special features:Easy Care, Fast Growing, Gift Plant, Pet Friendly, Waterwise
Foliage color:Green
Blooms:Summer
Flower color:Red
Flower attributesFlowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers
Garden styleContemporary, Cottage, Mediterranean, Rustic, Tropical