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Beginner
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0.5m
max. spread |
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0.85m
max. height |
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2-5 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Kniphofia 'Percy's Pride'
Other names: Red hot poker 'Percy's Pride'
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Genus: Kniphofia
Variety or cultivar: 'Percy's Pride' _ 'Percy's Pride' is a clump-forming, deciduous perennial with toothed, grass-like, mid-green leaves and, in late summer to early autumn, upright racemes of lemon-yellow flowers opening from green buds.
Kniphofia 'Percy's Pride' is: Deciduous
Flower: Yellow in Summer; Yellow in Autumn
Foliage: Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Habit: Upright
Kniphofia 'Percy's Pride' (Red hot poker 'Percy's Pride') will reach a height of 0.85m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Architectural, Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean, Wildlife
Cultivation: Plant in fertile, loamy soil or sandy soil enriched with humus. Dislikes chalky soils. Best in full sun but will tolerate parital shade, although flowering will be reduced. Protect young plants with a mulch in winter.
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Loamy, Sandy |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
South, West |
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| Exposure: |
Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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