Kniphofia rufa

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Read about Kniphofia rufa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Kniphofia rufa, Leicht. Small: lvs. few, linear, 12-18 in. long and 1/3 in. broad toward base, firm and green, sharply keeled on back, tapering to a long point, margin smooth: raceme lax, 4-6 in. long, on a moderately stout peduncle as long as the lvs.; lower fls. primrose- yellow and upper ones tinged red, drooping; perianth cylindrical, ¾ in. long; segms. orbicular, spreading; stamens and style at length exserted. Natal. B.M. 7706. G.M. 47:562.—Blooms early and for a long season; a good border plant.


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