Highlands Poker
Kniphofia acraea
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A rare, small Kniphofia that is endemic to South Africa, only known from two areas high in the mountains of the Eastern Cape Province, near Cradock and Somerset East.
ZA Distribution: Eastern Cape.
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Difficulty
Easy
Flowering time
Autumn
Special features
Attracts birds
Pot plant
Attracts bees
Wet sites
Environment
Light
Full Sun, Partial Shade, Partial Sun
Soil type
Sand, Loam
Soil PH preference
Neutral
Frost hardiness
Half-Hardy
Personality
Family
Asphodelaceae
Flower colour
Cream, Yellow
Credits
Kniphofia acraea
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by Ntuthuko Mabuya, Pretoria National Botanical Garden, May 2018 (Copyright South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa)
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