kniphofia

British

/ nɪˈfəʊfɪə /

noun

Also called: red-hot poker. any plant of the perennial southern African genus Kniphofia, some species of which are cultivated for their conical spikes of bright red or yellow drooping tubular flowers: family Liliaceae

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Etymology

Origin of kniphofia

named after J. H. Kniphof (1704–1763), German doctor and botanist

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Q: I’m digging out old kniphofia and the roots seem to go too deep for me to handle.

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