Red-hot pokers are such excellent garden plants that it is hard to imagine they have ever been out of fashion. But they have only recently begun to emerge from the horticultural doldrums. Though ...

Kniphofias are gradually making their presence known in Bay Area gardening circles. Maybe it's the catchy common names - red hot poker or torch flower - or the fact that this South African bulb does ...

Red Hot Pokers are magnificent plants. They look as though they should have been from some lost island populated by dinosaurs. Unfortunately, Victorian gardeners thought quite differently, believing ...

Hummingbirds are amazing little creatures. It is mesmerizing to watch them hover at garden flowers retrieving the sweet nectar inside. If you want to invite hummingbirds into your garden, try planting ...

Glowing cones of colorful flowers held high on bare stems earned Kniphofia its common names (red hot poker or torch lily). In the old days, most available varieties had coarse, unattractive leaves, ...

Q. Kniphofia is a beautiful and exotic plant that, according to some nurserymen, will adapt in our heat and humidity. Why has there not been wider use of it? Where can I buy them, and what are the ...