Kniphofia 'Samuel's Sensation'
Red hot poker 'Samuel's Sensation', Torch lily 'Samuel's Sensation'
Kniphofia Kniphofia
'Samuel's Sensation' _ 'Samuel's Sensation' is a clump-forming, deciduous perennial with arching, linear, dark green leaves and, from late summer into autumn, sturdy, erect, stems bearing spikes of tubular, orange-red to scarlet flowers, flushed yellow with age.
Kniphofia 'Samuel's Sensation' is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Arching, Erect flower stem
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Scarlet in Summer; Scarlet, Flushed yellow in Autumn
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
Generally disease-free.
Remove faded flower stems. Cut back untidy foliage in spring.
Cultivars rarely come true from seed. Divide in late spring. Leave offshoots in place for two years before separating from mother plant.
Pot up sprouting plantlets, Division, Basal cuttings
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Kniphofia 'Samuel's Sensation' (Red hot poker 'Samuel's Sensation') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
Architectural, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean
Grow in fertile, loam or sandy soil enriched with humus. Dislikes chalk. Best in full sun but tolerates partial shade with flowering reduced. In cold areas, protect crowns of young plants with a dry winter mulch. May be evergreen in warm areas.
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Kniphofia 'Samuel's Sensation'
Red hot poker 'Samuel's Sensation', Torch lily 'Samuel's Sensation'
Kniphofia Kniphofia
'Samuel's Sensation' _ 'Samuel's Sensation' is a clump-forming, deciduous perennial with arching, linear, dark green leaves and, from late summer into autumn, sturdy, erect, stems bearing spikes of tubular, orange-red to scarlet flowers, flushed yellow with age.
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Arching, Erect flower stem
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Scarlet in Summer; Scarlet, Flushed yellow in Autumn
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
Generally disease-free.
Remove faded flower stems. Cut back untidy foliage in spring.
Cultivars rarely come true from seed. Divide in late spring. Leave offshoots in place for two years before separating from mother plant.
Pot up sprouting plantlets, Division, Basal cuttings
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Kniphofia 'Samuel's Sensation' (Red hot poker 'Samuel's Sensation') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
Architectural, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean
Grow in fertile, loam or sandy soil enriched with humus. Dislikes chalk. Best in full sun but tolerates partial shade with flowering reduced. In cold areas, protect crowns of young plants with a dry winter mulch. May be evergreen in warm areas.
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, West | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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