Kniphofia leichtlinii

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Read about Kniphofia leichtlinii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Kniphofia leichtlinii, Baker. Plant with many slender root- fibers: lvs. many, linear, strongly keeled, 3-4 ft. long and ½ in. wide toward base, edges smooth: fls. bright yellow; perianth narrowly funnel-shaped, becoming ¾ in. long; segms. ovate, very obtuse; stamens and style distinctly exserted (about 1 ½ times length of perianth): scape speckled with red, sometimes bearing a bract 4-5 in. long, as long as the lvs., the raceme very dense and 3-4 in. long. Nile Land. B.M. 6716. R.H. 1884, p. 556. var. aurea, Hort. Spike or raceme broad and about 1 ft. long; upper unopened fls. soft orange-red and the lower ones soft yellow.


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