Kniphofias are gradually making their presence known in Bay Area gardening circles. Maybe it's the catchy common names - red hot poker or torch flower - or the fact that this South African bulb does ...

Q. Kniphofia is a beautiful and exotic plant that, according to some nurserymen, will adapt in our heat and humidity. Why has there not been wider use of it? Where can I buy them, and what are the ...

The Kniphofia is a Mythical seed that was introduced to Grow a Garden on September 13, 2025, as part of the Fall Update. If you're looking to add this crop to your garden, I've put together a guide on ...

Red Hot Pokers are magnificent plants. They look as though they should have been from some lost island populated by dinosaurs. Unfortunately, Victorian gardeners thought quite differently, believing ...

The species, Kniphofia leucocephala is extant at only one location, Langepan, KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, where the population is threatened by afforestation and possibly grazing. Consequently, a ...

A perennial usually needs dividing when it begins to thin out in the center, or when it no longer blooms as well as it used to. Not all perennials need dividing, however. Peonies are easy to divide if ...

The Ethiopian wolf has surprised researchers with its newfound role in pollination. A recent study published in Ecology documents how this endangered predator forages for nectar from the Ethiopian red ...

Red-hot pokers are such excellent garden plants that it is hard to imagine they have ever been out of fashion. But they have only recently begun to emerge from the horticultural doldrums. Though ...