Kniphofia northiae (Giant Poker) - This evergreen plant forms dense 6 foot wide clumps of pale gray-green arching leaves that are up to 6 inches wide at the base and 2 to 3 feet long at the tapering tip. This is one of the few Kniphofias known to form a trunk, with older plants developing one up to 1 foot tall. In spring appear the flower stalks which by summer have risen to 3 feet above the foliage with dense ovoid heads that are pinkish-red in bud and open to a pale yellow. Some rebloom has been reported in fall. Plant in full sun to part shade. [Source]

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