Kniphofia uvaria (L.) Oken
Fire Lily, Red-hot Poker · Ghoesghoeroe, Rooisoldate (Afr.)
What’s in the name: Kniphofia: honours Johann Hieronymus Kniphof, an 18th-century German professor; uvaria: "like a bunch of grapes".
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, Circles – Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: First Series (1841), Project Gutenberg
Short profile: detailed growing notes for this species are not yet available from SANBI sources.
Available from AVNPlants: see the availability list.
Family
Asphodelaceae
Conservation status
Least Concern, SANBI Red List of South African Plants
Natural distribution & habitat
Endemic to South Africa: Eastern, Northern and Western Cape.
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Facts checked against: SANBI Red List of South African Plants, Kniphofia uvaria (L.) Oken (assessment 2005/06/30).