Kniphofia Winter Cheer or Christmas Cheer

Mike via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 13:45:08 PDT
Hey Nan,

Thanks so much for sharing I bet that is the cultivar then….I saw them at a
Christmas party a few years back in North Park near Morley Field. They were
4 feet tall and full of bloom spikes.  I’ll track down a vendor for them,
I’m sure I can find locally ?


Thanks,

Mike
San Diego

On Mon, Aug 2, 2021 at 10:49 PM Nan Sterman via pbs <
pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:

> I’ve grown Christmas Cheer for decades in my own garden and in clients’
> gardens around the San Diego area.  In our Mediterranean climate, it is a
> very tough, reliable winter bloomer- it is one of the larger garden
> Knophofia - the foliage gets to 4 or 5’ tall and the clumps get about as
> wide.  I don’t water it and I don’t fertilize it.  I just plant it in full
> sun, mulch it, and let it do its thing.
>
> > On Aug 2, 2021, at 2:47 PM, Mike via pbs <
> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
> >
> > Hello All,
> >
> > Has anyone grown or seen either of these two kniphofia cultivars, and if
> so
> > what are your thoughts trying to find some in the US.
> >
> > They bloom from Christmas into Spring which is novel for kniphofia. I’m
> > looking for some to try…
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mike
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