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kniphofia|nɪpˈhəʊfɪə|
[mod.L. (C. Moench Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici et Agri Marburgensis (1794) 631), f. the name of Johann Hieronymus Kniphof (1704–63), German physician and botanist + -ia1.]
A perennial herb of the genus so called, native to southern or eastern Africa, belonging to the family Liliaceæ, and bearing spikes of red, yellow, or orange flowers; also called red-hot poker, torch lily, and formerly Tritoma, a synonymous generic name.
1854Curtis's Bot. Mag. LXXX. 4816 Serrulated-leaved Kniphofia... Of late years visitors to the Royal Gardens of Kew have been much struck with the beauty of the flower-spikes of a Kniphofia (Tritoma of most authors), planted in several of the beds. 1900W. D. Drury Bk. Gardening x. 336 Kniphofias may be accommodated in shrubberies and wide borders. 1935A. G. L. Hellyer Pract. Gardening x. 81 Delphiniums, kniphofias, and ordinary lupins may be planted from 2 feet to 2 feet 6 inches apart. 1971Country Life 2 Sept. 567/2 You will probably put your emphasis..on delphiniums, kniphofias, [etc.]. |