Kniphofia rooperi
Kniphofia rooperi (T.Moore) Lem.
Kniphofia rooperi, known as Rooper's red-hot poker, is a flowering plant in the Asphodelaceae family. It is native to the Eastern Cape in South Africa and was described in 1854. This species can grow up to 1.2 m (3.9 ft) tall and is characterized by its robust, evergreen perennial nature with strap-shaped leaves. It produces flattened oval flowerheads in autumn, with tubular florets that start green, open to bright red, and gradually fade to yellow and brown.
Description
Kniphofia rooperi is an evergreen perennial with strap-shaped leaves that grow at an angle from the main stem. It is native to the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. In autumn, the plant produces stout central stems bearing flattened oval flowerheads. These flowerheads consist of many closely packed tubular florets. The flowers begin as green buds, then open to bright red, and gradually fade from the base to yellow and brown, resembling a red-hot poker. This species is part of the Asphodelaceae family and was first described in 1854.
Distribution
Cape Provinces · KwaZulu-Natal
Synonyms
Kniphofia longicollisTritoma rooperi
