Red Hot Poker

Alpine Delphinium

About Red Hot Poker and Alpine Delphinium

Red Hot Poker

Alpine Delphinium

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Flowering Plants, Ornamental Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Africa

1.4 Types

'Bees' Sunset, Buttercup, Nobilis

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA5

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Damp shores, Marshy ground

gardens, meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-5

12 - 6

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

111.80 cm200.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

71.10 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Orange, Orange Red

Blue, Indigo, Lavender, Light Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Light Yellow, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Palmate and toothed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Heat And Humidity

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season

It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Water more in summer

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut away fading foliage, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

High-phosphorous fertilizers used, Organic Flower Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial leaf spot, fungus, Mealybugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat And Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Severe allergen, Skin irritation, Skin rash, Throat itching, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Borders, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve skin condition, Skin cleanser, Treatment of Dark Spots

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used in making blue ink

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Edging, Feature Plant

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

KNIPHOFIA 'Alcazar'

Delphinium elatum

7.2 Common Name

Red Hot Poker

Alpine delphinium, Delphium, Candle larkspur, Siberian larkspur, Musk Larkspur,

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Hot Poker

अल्पाइन Delphinium

7.2.2 In German

Red Hot Poker

Alpine Delphinium

7.2.3 In French

Red Hot Poker

Alpine Delphinium

7.2.4 In Spanish

Red Hot Poker

Alpine Delphinium

7.2.5 In Greek

Red Hot Poker

Alpine Δελφίνιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red Hot Pôquer

Alpine Delphinium

7.2.7 In Polish

Red Hot Poker

Alpine Delphinium

7.2.8 In Latin

Hot Rubrum Poker

Alpine Delphinium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Ranunculaceae

8.6 Genus

Kniphofia

Delphinium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Asphodeloideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

72300

1 27800

Properties of Red Hot Poker and Alpine Delphinium

Wondering what are the properties of Red Hot Poker and Alpine Delphinium? We provide you with everything About Red Hot Poker and Alpine Delphinium. Red Hot Poker doesn't have thorns and Alpine Delphinium doesn't have thorns. Also Red Hot Poker does not have fragrant flowers. Red Hot Poker has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Alpine Delphinium has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Red Hot Poker and Alpine Delphinium and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Red Hot Poker and Alpine Delphinium

Season and care of Red Hot Poker and Alpine Delphinium is important to know. While considering everything about Red Hot Poker and Alpine Delphinium Care, growing season is an essential factor. Red Hot Poker season is Summer and Alpine Delphinium season is Summer. The type of soil for Red Hot Poker is Loam, Sand and for Alpine Delphinium is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Red Hot Poker is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Alpine Delphinium is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Red Hot Poker and Alpine Delphinium Physical Information

Red Hot Poker and Alpine Delphinium physical information is very important for comparison. Red Hot Poker height is 111.80 cm and width 71.10 cm whereas Alpine Delphinium height is 200.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Red Hot Poker and Alpine Delphinium are as follows:

Red Hot Poker flower color: Orange and Orange Red
Red Hot Poker leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Alpine Delphinium flower color: Blue, Indigo, Lavender and Light Purple
Alpine Delphinium leaf color: Green

Care of Red Hot Poker and Alpine Delphinium

Care of Red Hot Poker and Alpine Delphinium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Hot Poker pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Alpine Delphinium pruning is done Cut away fading foliage, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove damaged leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Red Hot Poker needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Alpine Delphinium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.