Kniphofia

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Kniphofia
Fiery colored Kniphofia
Fiery colored Kniphofia
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Lilliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Genus: Kniphofia
Moench

Species
See text.

Kniphofia (Tritoma, Red hot poker, Torch lily, Poker plant) is a genus of plants in the family Asphodelaceae that includes 70 or more species native to Africa. Some species have been commercially used for horticultural use and are commonly known for their bright, rocket-shaped flowers.

These plants produce spikes of brightly-colored, hanging, red-to-orange flowers. This gives names such as "torch" and "red hot poker" to many of them.

Some species

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