KNIPHOFIA 'Dorset Sentry'
Medium
Sun
Yellow
Well drained soil
Summer
Description
Height x Spread : 90cm x 60cm
Chunky, vivid yellow almost lime green pokers stand proudly to attention on bronzed stems above clumps of evergreen narrow foliage.
Not one of your shy, retiring Red Hot Poker types, 'Dorset Sentry' adds a real acid punch and verticality to a midsummer sunny, well-drained border. It combines brilliantly with other jewel colours such as strong purples, pinks and blues, its silhouette and form contrasting well with Dahlia, Achillea and Crocosmia. In spring neaten up the plant by removing faded stems and leaves. It needs full sun and a fertile, moisture-retentive yet free-draining soil to thrive.
Available for Mail Order from April - September
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ACHILLEA 'Walther Funcke'
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CROCOSMIA 'Severn Sunrise'
'Severn Sunrise' has stunning orange flowers which fade to a salmon pink during the summer. Available for Mail Order from April - September
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DAHLIA 'Bishop of Llandaff'
'Bishop of Llandaff' produces masses of eye-popping single scarlet flowers over bushy, dark bronze, almost black foliage from midsummer into autumn. Available for Mail Order from May - End of July