Kniphofia rooperi flowers here in September-October. Perhaps different populations flower at different times. Identification of red-hot pokers is notoriously difficult, even in the wild, and I would be cautious about accepting the name on a label, and even less on seeds in a packet. John Grimshaw Dr John M. Grimshaw Sycamore Cottage Colesbourne Nr Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9NP Tel. 01242 870567 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Avent" <tony@plantdelights.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 12:26 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Winterflowering Kniphofias Lauw: I continue to be fascinated by how climate affects flowering time. Kniphofia rooperi flowers here from August-October. Tony Avent Lauw de Jager wrote: > Ken, > Concerneing K rooperii, the only trouble with freezing temperatures is > that > the buds are destroyed. They flower consistently from late Decembre till > early March. However, watering has an impact on the flowering time: those > with regular drip irrigation flower much better then those submitted to > summer and this year an autumn drought (till early December). > Dave Fenwick had a few K rooperi from me some years ago, he might be able > to > add some interesting details (Dave are you still on the list?) > Thanks everyone who confirmed that K sarmentosa is winterflowering and > come from SW Cape; thus should be an ideal plant for our mediterranean > climat. > I will try to put some K rooperii images on the wiki > > Greetings >