kniphofia
/nɪˈfəʊfɪə
/ /nʌɪˈfəʊfɪə/ /nɪpˈhəʊfɪə /noun
A plant of a genus that comprises the red-hot pokers.
- Genus Kniphofia, family Liliaceae (or Aloaceae).
- Tall strap-leafed phormiums, or New Zealand flax, and the architectural-looking kniphofia, or red-hot poker, added structure just as surely as did the seating areas, paths, and stone work.
- I like the grassy foliage and orange-yellow torchlike blooms of kniphofia, aka red-hot poker and torch lily.
Origin
Modern Latin; named after Johann H. Kniphof (1704–1763), German botanist.
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