Kniphofia 'Green Jade'
Red Hot Poker 'Green Jade'
Red-Hot Pokers - are easy to grow plants with a long flowering season. Due to their height they are suitable for growing towards the back of a border. They have strap-like leaves, and the tall stems bear an oval flower-head of small, tubular yellow, orange and red flowers, resembling the red-hot poker of their common name. 'Green Jade' is a tall, slender perennial with slender spikes of pale green flowers fading to near white, and opening in summer and early autumn.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Red Hot Poker 'Green Jade'
Latin name
Kniphofia 'Green Jade'
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Asphodelaceae
ph
6.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.45 M
0.60 M
Kniphofia 'Green Jade'
Red-Hot Pokers - are easy to grow plants with a long flowering season. Due to their height they are suitable for growing towards the back of a border. They have strap-like leaves, and the tall stems bear an oval flower-head of small, tubular yellow, orange and red flowers, resembling the red-hot poker of their common name. 'Green Jade' is a tall, slender perennial with slender spikes of pale green flowers fading to near white, and opening in summer and early autumn.
Flowering
From Mid Spring TO Mid Autumn
Kniphofia have a long flowering season, producing tall flowers from Spring to mid Autumn
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant Kniphofia in Spring in a sunny site, in fertile, well-draining soil. Bear in mind the height they will grow when choosing a growing-site.
Propagating by division
From Mid Spring TO Mid Spring
Kniphofia will produce seed, but the seed does not grow true to the variety. Division is the best way to propagate. Using a fork dig up plant, trying to keep the root ball as complete as possible. Split the root ball at the centre with a sharp knife or a spade, or by placing two garden forks back-to-back into the middle of the root ball, and pushing the fork handles apart.to lever the root ball apart. Replant the new clumps to the same depth as the original, and water well. Keep well watered until established.
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