This striking variety produces strong flowering stems topped with dense clusters of tubular flowers, creating an eye-catching architectural display above the green foliage. The bright yellow flowers provide excellent contrast within mixed borders and work particularly well alongside ornamental grasses, other summer-flowering perennials and plants with contrasting foliage. With its strong vertical growth habit and distinctive flower form, ‘Sunningdale Yellow’ makes an excellent focal plant for the summer garden.
Plant Details
Botanical Name: Kniphofia ‘Sunningdale Yellow’
Common Name: Red Hot Poker
Plant Type: Hardy herbaceous perennial
Flower Colour: Bright yellow
Foliage Colour: Green
Growth Habit: Upright, clump-forming
Flowering Period: Summer
Position: Full sun
Soil: Fertile, moist but well-drained
Hardiness: Hardy in the UK
Uses: Herbaceous borders, cottage gardens, wildlife gardens, gravel gardens and containers
This striking variety produces strong flowering stems topped with dense clusters of tubular flowers, creating an eye-catching architectural display above the green foliage. The bright yellow flowers provide excellent contrast within mixed borders and work particularly well alongside ornamental grasses, other summer-flowering perennials and plants with contrasting foliage. With its strong vertical growth habit and distinctive flower form, ‘Sunningdale Yellow’ makes an excellent focal plant for the summer garden.
Plant Details
Botanical Name: Kniphofia ‘Sunningdale Yellow’
Common Name: Red Hot Poker
Plant Type: Hardy herbaceous perennial
Flower Colour: Bright yellow
Foliage Colour: Green
Growth Habit: Upright, clump-forming
Flowering Period: Summer
Position: Full sun
Soil: Fertile, moist but well-drained
Hardiness: Hardy in the UK
Uses: Herbaceous borders, cottage gardens, wildlife gardens, gravel gardens and containers
