If you’re searching for red hot pokers for sale NZ gardeners love, you’ve come to the right place. Red hot pokers, also known as Kniphofia or torch lilies, are dynamic, easy-care perennials that add a fiery burst of colour to any New Zealand garden. Their upright spikes of red, orange, or yellow flowers are bee magnets and provide long-lasting vibrancy from late spring through autumn. Whether you’re landscaping a large property or designing a drought-hardy border, red hot pokers thrive in a range of Kiwi climates and soils, bringing structure and impact with minimal maintenance.

Kniphofia 'Border Ballet' is a variety of the commonly known Red Hot Poker, and is grown for its colourful flowers. Stems rise above the foliage through summer and autumn to bear showy clusters of flowers ranging in colour from orange, red, pink, yellow, and pastel. This herbaceous perennial grows as a clump, producing thin, strap-like, mid-green leaves, and typically grows to 60 cm tall and the same wide. Kniphofia 'Border Ballet' is a versatile plant that is commonly planted to attract birds, included in borders and mixed plantings, planted around the base of trees, included in riparian plantings, or mass planted either on a bank or as a groundcover.

Kniphofia 'Dwarf Scarlet' is a compact perennial known for its vibrant red flower spikes that rise above neat grassy foliage. This eye catching plant adds bold colour and structure to New Zealand gardens while remaining smaller and easy to place. Flowering through the warmer months, it attracts pollinators and provides long lasting interest. Kniphofia 'Dwarf Scarlet' is ideal for borders, containers, and sunny garden beds.
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