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By Raketje


Red hot poker (Kniphofia uvaria (Red Hot Poker) 'Flamenco')

Although I'd sown some seeds of a mix of Thompson & Morgan hybrid Kniphofia, we also bought 3 at a local boot sale, to our surprise this one started flowering not soon after I'd planted it. I guess you get lucky sometimes!



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beautiful

13 Aug, 2009

 

A nice surprise.

13 Aug, 2009

 

You were lucky none of mine look as if they are going to flower this year.

13 Aug, 2009

 

Don't worry Dottydaisy I have two the same in my garden one get s the sun late and the other gets it even later so one will flower first then weeks later the other flowers. Nice photo

14 Aug, 2009

 

Red Hot Pokers I call them...lol

17 Aug, 2009



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