Kniphofia 'Papaya Popsicle' ~ Papaya Popsicle Torch Lily, Red-Hot Poker less-2ft-spread with a creamy yellow color

with a creamy yellow color

Best foliage in full sun and well-drained soils

IMAGES: Don McCulley

Its sturdy stems don’t flop under the weight of its dense panicles that open pink and mature to pure white florets

Susceptible to powdery mildew

Kniphofia 'Papaya Popsicle' ~ Papaya Popsicle Torch Lily, Red-Hot Poker less-2ft-spread with a creamy yellow colorPapaya Popsicle Torch Lily is a compact semi evergreen perennial with upright grass like dark green leaves. A succession of thick showy spikes sporting a bottle brush like cluster of flowers that transition from bright yellow at the bottom of the spike to deep red at the tips bloom on naked stems throughout summer into fall. Best color in full sun and rich well drained soil. The flowers attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Type: Perennial