Dwarf red hot poker with upright spikes of pale pineapple-yellow tubular flowers over grassy leaves

Red Hot Poker 'Pineapple Popsicle'

1 Gallon
$32.99
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Dwarf red hot poker with upright spikes of pale pineapple-yellow tubular flowers over grassy leaves
  • Dwarf red hot poker with upright spikes of pale pineapple-yellow tubular flowers over grassy leaves
  • Dwarf red hot poker with upright spikes of pale pineapple-yellow tubular flowers over grassy leaves
Red Hot Poker 'Pineapple Popsicle'
Perennial · Zones 5–9
Kniphofia 'Pineapple Popsicle'

Red Hot Poker 'Pineapple Popsicle'

$32.99
Size1 Gallon
The short version

A perennial for full sun.

Bee-friendly. The bees use it.

Zones 5–9Full sunLow waterNot pet-safe
Stock
In stockTracking the day it leaves
Promise
Arrives aliveOr we replace it. How
From Natorp's, Mason, Ohio Meet them
Spacing and size

18 in. apart.

Full growing guide
The story

Pineapple spikes, all summer.

Pineapple-yellow flower spikes over grassy foliage, on a dwarf plant that keeps blooming in flushes from early summer into fall. Hummingbirds find it.

Light

Full sun.

Water

Water weekly the first summer. After that, only in long dry spells.

Planting

Plant in spring, crown level with the soil, in very well-drained soil.

A long-blooming, modern-looking vertical in a size that fits small gardens.

The facts
Size15–24 in. tall and wideShowEarly summer to fall, in flushesLightFull sunZones5–9WaterLow, let it dryGood forBee-friendly, Deer-resistant, DroughtPetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reach
Full growing guide: feeding, pruning, the year, troubleshooting →
Plays well with

Complete the planting.

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