First flower
Ina (Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:56:28 PST)
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