Kniphofia 'Bressingham Comet' |
Native Region: southern and tropical Africa
Zone Range: 6-9
Preferred Climate: warm temperate to tropical
Harvest Date: Tuesday 13 September, 2011
Seed count: 12-15
Description:
Deciduous perennial with arching, linear to strap-shaped blue-green leaves. Produces erect spike-like racemes of red-tipped orange flowers, yellow at the bases, in early and midautumn. The flowers are attractive to bees. Height 18 inches; spread 12 inches. Use for late season accent in a herbaceous border.
Notes:
Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in spring.
Cultivation:
For maximum freshness, please keep seed refrigerated in its original packaging until it is time to plant. Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in spring. Grow in deep, fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Prefers sandy soil. Promptly remove spent flower spikes. Mulch young plants with straw or leaves the first winter.
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