Kniphofia 'Lightning Bug'
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Kniphofia 'Ligthning Bug'• Click here to visit our Main Plant List page for current availability of this plant
• common names: dwarf torch lily, red-hot poker
• flowering season: early summer with continuous rebloom when watered regularly
• height: 1½ - 2 feet
• Light requirements: full sun, half a day of sun will do
• Soil requirements: average to rich and well drained
• Water requirments: will survive in a dry landscape although it will flower non-stop during summer and on into early fall if not allowed to dry out
• Growth habit: a slowly widening clump
• How to propagate: divide in spring or early summer
• Leaf type: narrow and moderately long
• Ways to use it: grows well with other flowering perennials in the sunny garden
• Special characteristics: blooming throughout summer, its upright, spiky flowers can be a focal point among other flowering plants
The color of this flower is a very light, creamy yellow with the oldest, lowest florets lightening more. It is a color that does not clash with whatever other flower colors you might have nearby. The flowerheads reach to only one and a half feet or so, beginning in early summer. It is important not to allow this variety to dry out too much. It can be truly ever-blooming from June to September when watered regularly. 'Lightning Bug' is an introduction of Xera Plants, a wholesale grower in Sherwood, Oregon, that is making many choice plants available to Northwest gardeners. USDA Zones 6 - 9.