Hot poker plant in bloom
Not all red hot pokers are red and fiery Some of the shorter varieties are acid yellow orange and green They do all however look stunning their upright stems are aglow with vibrant flowers and they re always of great interest to a myriad of insects You either love them or hate them But you can say that about many plants gardening is all about personal choices The importance of red hot pokers in herbaceous borders was recognised by Gertrude Jekyll and William Robinson as they sought their hot reds and oranges More recently and with new cultivars available garden designers are still using red hot pokers in their hot borders The effect is exotic even tropical elevating a border from its Englishness Red hot pokers come from South Africa and like it hot so grow them in the hottest part of the garden Some varieties like Atlanta do particularly well in coastal areas
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