Thank you Sean, sorry to put it wrong before, I thought I had read that somewhere, but I must be mistaken. Your garden must be damp where itis growing, as it sure needs moisture to thrive. It also has a lovely scent, not strong, but pleasant. And I love plants which attract the bees. Ina Ina Crossley Auckland New Zealand Zone 10 On 20/02/2013 7:29 p.m., Sean Zera wrote: > *Kniphofia typhoides* is one of my favorite fall-flowering plants, > finishing up in October here just as frost kills the last few flowers. I > assume the name comes from the resemblance of the brown inflorescence to > that of a cattail (see here, for example: > http://redlist.sanbi.org/imgs/photos/…). Certainly not > showy, but the brown-purple color is striking up close - might make for > interesting hybrids. The leaves are also*Typha*-like, two-ranked instead > of forming a rosette. > > Sean Z > Zone 6a > SE Michigan
