Genus: Kniphofia

Te he - you might like to get some cream for that!

No, the colour is due to the variety - most do have the yellow bottom tho. Mine is K. 'Northern Lights', tho I haven't seen it sold since. I bought it blind, not knowing what colour it would be. Nice surprise :-)

nice splash - beautiful pastel color.

Sid, I looked at your pictures, V nice.

Technical bit: -
Yours is red all over, I have a yellow bottom.
(I'll say that again!)

Your Kniphofia flower is all red, mine have the yellow underside. Is that a soil thing, or a different genre?

Hi Oldshape - I'm glad you posted again, as I felt I'd given you some mis-information! In fact, mirroring what you've said, my Kniphofia too has flowered well since you asked your question. I just posted pictures of it yesterday - you will find them easily if you go to my pictures page. As you will see, after a faultering start, it has done really well! Very odd!!!!

Update.
Here we are, 3 weeks since I posted.
I have 26 visible flower stems now, I swear they came out between Tuesday and Wednesday!!!
This is only half the plant, I can see just as many more just starting out in the heart.

They are about 5 weeks behind last year, I thought it was a much greater time delay.

Phew.

beautiful beautiful colour

O i love this Bright Orange it would look fab behind my Orange/Yellow Pot Marigolds :)

I love these! Had to leave mine in a garden a couple of houses ago but I really must get some more.

So odd - mine is much smaller than yours, but still..... Sorry I can't help :-(

The weather here has been mild. Slugs n Snails - possibly. But there isn't even a trace of a "Chewed" stem anywhere in the heart of the plant. The base of the plant(s) is about the size of a dining table. As I said, last year it had about 50 spikes.
I had one fail like this in the last house. I wonder if it doesn't like my (Not so green) fingers?

Sorry, no suggestions on this one, but my kniphofia is also not flowering this year (it has sent up just one flw spike - usually has plenty). I wonder if the weather has something to do with it? Been pretty gloomy here for a while - no really high temperatures for a while and v wet last summer. I wonder?

ALso, watch out for slugs as they do target the flower stems and buds.

Grow these from seeds Gillian

Must buy some more of these - I miss them!

Really nice!!

its Janette Garden Spritz :)

You could have my orange Anagallis in there, Jacque! I don't like them... :-(

Great shot.

brilliant pic, brilliant colours

Thanks Jacque This bed is now turning to hot colour now all the blues are going over

What a Great Pic i love how youv got all those Reds&Oranges in back ground it looks brill :D

So's mine, Jacque. Think I should have split the clump last year :-(

I bought some of these for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Fingers crossed they will look just as good.

Stunning plants I sure hope mine get as big as yours.Hel.xxx.

This is lovely Chris my Poker is all leaf @ mo but is grown fast now!

My Hot Poker is growing well now but i dont think it will flower this year:(

I USED TO HAVE THESE ,BUT AFTER A NO HOLES BARRED CLEAR OUT ILOST THE LOT ..ITS A SHAME COS THEY LOOK THE BUSINESS.IN FACT ITHINK ILL GIVE THEM ANOTHER TRY ..THNX SID SEEYA.

Maple, I would have been very upset to say the least. I love these. Mike C

Wonderful plants. I used to love going out year by year and counting the heads on these. More every year - 21 at the last count before we moved. I could have cried when I saw that the new owners had dug them up and thrown them away

Wonderful photo. Talking of birds and red hot pokers - a couple of years ago we had a mallard nest in the middle of ours. One day we returned home and found the newly hatched brood chasing mum around the garden!

What a blast of colour ! Fantastic. :-)

I have to admit my husband took this photo. For some reason the birds here don't go for these plants. I think they are too busy feasting on cherries, redcurrants etc.

iv a baby HOT POKER PLANT on my kitchen window sill, im waiting 4 spring2plant it outside,Hope mine grows&looks as wonderful as your?

ooooh Chris this is absolutely stunning how did you get it to be so perfect? i had a large on of these in my last garden, and it always got pecked at by the birds - never looked like this! and you have really captured it well.