kniphofian.

Brit.

/nᵻˈfəʊfɪə/,

/nʌɪˈfəʊfɪə/,

/nɪpˈhəʊfɪə/, U.S.

/nəˈfoʊfiə/

Etymology: modern Latin (C. Moench Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici et Agri Marburgensis (1794) 631), < the name of Johann Hieronymus Kniphof (1704–63), German physician and botanist + -ia suffix¹.

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 n., a synonymous generic name.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > allied flowers

dog's tooth1578

daylily1597

mountain saffron1597

phalangium1608

Savoy spiderwort1629

hemerocallis1648

tuberose1664

St Bruno's lily1706

superb lily1731

agapanthus1789

Spanish squill1790

erythronium1797

Tritoma1804

Spanish harebell1808

veltheimia1808

adder's tongue1817

bunch flower1818

Puschkinia1820

hedychium1822

eremurus1836

flame lily1841

lily pink1848

mountain spiderwort1849

lloydia1850

kniphofia1854

garland-flower1866

red-hot poker1870

swamp-lover1878

African lily1882

flame-flower1882

Scarborough lily1882

wood-lily1882

St. Bernard lily1883

torch-lily1884

rajanigandha1885

ginger lily1892

chinkerinchee1904

snow lily1907

sand lily1909

avalanche lily1912

Spanish bluebell1924

mountain lily1932

chink1949

poker1975

1854 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 80 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.

1896 W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden (ed. 5) 593/1 The Kniphophias..are among the most striking of autumn flowers.

1900 Cycl. Amer. Hort.: E–M 859/1 Kniphofias are often classed by dealers as bulbous plants.

1900 W. D. Drury Bk. Gardening x. 336 Kniphofias may be accommodated in shrubberies and wide borders.

1901 Cassell's Dict. Gardening I. 426/2 In dry soils Kniphofias should have plenty of water in summer.

1935 A. G. L. Hellyer Pract. Gardening x. 81 Delphiniums, kniphofias, and ordinary lupins may be planted from 2 feet to 2 feet 6 inches apart.

1971 Country Life 2 Sept. 567/2 You will probably put your emphasis..on delphiniums, kniphofias, [etc.].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kniphofia
释义	kniphofian. Brit. /nᵻˈfəʊfɪə/, /nʌɪˈfəʊfɪə/, /nɪpˈhəʊfɪə/, U.S. /nəˈfoʊfiə/ Etymology: modern Latin (C. Moench Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici et Agri Marburgensis (1794) 631), < the name of Johann Hieronymus Kniphof (1704–63), German physician and botanist + -ia suffix¹. 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 n., a synonymous generic name. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > allied flowers dog's tooth1578 daylily1597 mountain saffron1597 phalangium1608 Savoy spiderwort1629 hemerocallis1648 tuberose1664 St Bruno's lily1706 superb lily1731 agapanthus1789 Spanish squill1790 erythronium1797 Tritoma1804 Spanish harebell1808 veltheimia1808 adder's tongue1817 bunch flower1818 Puschkinia1820 hedychium1822 eremurus1836 flame lily1841 lily pink1848 mountain spiderwort1849 lloydia1850 kniphofia1854 garland-flower1866 red-hot poker1870 swamp-lover1878 African lily1882 flame-flower1882 Scarborough lily1882 wood-lily1882 St. Bernard lily1883 torch-lily1884 rajanigandha1885 ginger lily1892 chinkerinchee1904 snow lily1907 sand lily1909 avalanche lily1912 Spanish bluebell1924 mountain lily1932 chink1949 poker1975 1854 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 80 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. 1896 W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden (ed. 5) 593/1 The Kniphophias..are among the most striking of autumn flowers. 1900 Cycl. Amer. Hort.: E–M 859/1 Kniphofias are often classed by dealers as bulbous plants. 1900 W. D. Drury Bk. Gardening x. 336 Kniphofias may be accommodated in shrubberies and wide borders. 1901 Cassell's Dict. Gardening I. 426/2 In dry soils Kniphofias should have plenty of water in summer. 1935 A. G. L. Hellyer Pract. Gardening x. 81 Delphiniums, kniphofias, and ordinary lupins may be planted from 2 feet to 2 feet 6 inches apart. 1971 Country Life 2 Sept. 567/2 You will probably put your emphasis..on delphiniums, kniphofias, [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1854
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