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Description

Kniphofia Flamenco, commonly known as 'Red Hot Poker' will make a striking addition to your beds and borders. This gorgeous variety forms fiery spears of yellow, orange, and red that stand proudly above grass-like foliage. In bloom continuously from June to October this hardy perennial is great for filling in spaces in your borders. It will also make a fabulous stand-alone specimen in a pot on your patio. Adored by beneficial pollinators, it is a perfect choice if you're looking to encourage more wildlife into your garden. Delivered as 3 established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant out.

Top Tips

Do not bury the crown of the plant any deeper than 7.5cm (3 in).

Care Information

Planting Advice for Kniphofia Flamenco:

Best grown in a well-drained, but not over-fertile soil, plants bloom best in full sun.
Water your potted plant well.
Dig a hole a little deeper and 3 x wider than the nursery pot.
Add a soil conditioner such as well-rotted manure to the earth removed from the hole if necessary.
Remove the plant from its pot and tease out a few of the roots.
Place your plant in the hole at the same level at the pot.
Refill the hole with the earth removed (backfilling).
Firm in the soil with your heel, avoiding the root ball.
Water well and mulch around the base of the plant with a collar, compost, gravel, bark etc.

Aftercare Advice for red hot poker 'Flamenco':

Mulch young plants with straw or leaves or cover with fleece for their first winter.
Water container-grown plants regularly over the summer. Apply a light fertilizer in spring or early summer.

Pruning Advice for Flamenco red-hot poker:

Deadhead after flowering. Leave the old foliage on the plant to protect the crown over winter. Tidy plants in spring by pulling away dead and damaged leaves from the base, which will also allow you to check for slugs and snails.

Delivery Information

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.

*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.

For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.

**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!

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