1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Perennial
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
1.4 Types
'Bees' Sunset, Buttercup, Nobilis
Yellow Bloodleaf, Herbst's Bloodleaf, Standley's Bloodleaf
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Damp shores, Marshy ground
tropical environments
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
111.80 cm15.24 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
71.10 cm20.32 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Orange, Orange Red
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Red, Green, Purple
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Red, Green, Purple
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Red, Green, Purple
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Oval
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting, Tip cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season
Medium
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer every 4 weeks
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Insects, Wildlife
5.12 Allergy
no allergic reactions
Pollen
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition, Skin cleanser, Treatment of Dark Spots
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
KNIPHOFIA 'Alcazar'
IRESINE herbstii
7.2 Common Name
Red Hot Poker
Bloodleaf, Herbst's bloodleaf
7.2.1 In Hindi
Red Hot Poker
Bloodleaf Plant
7.2.2 In German
Red Hot Poker
Bloodleaf Pflanze
7.2.3 In French
Red Hot Poker
Feuillesang Plante
7.2.4 In Spanish
Red Hot Poker
Planta Sangrienta
7.2.5 In Greek
Red Hot Poker
Bloodleaf φυτών
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Red Hot Pôquer
Bloodleaf Planta
7.2.7 In Polish
Red Hot Poker
Bloodleaf roślin
7.2.8 In Latin
Hot Rubrum Poker
Planta Bloodleaf
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Gomphreneae
8.9 Subfamily
Asphodeloideae
Gomphrenoideae
8.10 Number of Species