It’s a hardy, low maintenance perennial that adds vertical interest and dramatic colour to garden borders. By planting it in full sun and moist, well-drained soil, you’ll enjoy its stately blooms from midsummer to autumn.
Regular watering, feeding and deadheading will ensure this reliable and beautiful plant will survive year after year.
Regularly removing spent flower spikes will mean more blooms and keep the plant looking tidy.
After the flowering season ends, cut back dead foliage and stems to the base. This allows the kniphofia to store energy for the following year.
Achillea “Terracotta”, bronze fennel and ornamental grasses such as Panicum (switch grass) and Miscanthus (maiden grass) are all excellent bedding companions, offering a soft, contrasting backdrop to “Tawny King’s” creamy/ orangey buds.
Author: Jonny
Author of Gardening Life!