Kniphofia laxiflora Kunth

Species

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Characteristics

Plants one-to many-stemmed. Leaves recurving about the middle, 0.5-1.2 m long, 6-10(rarely-15) mm broad, channelled above, keeled below; margin smooth or serrulate. Scape overtopping recurved leaves, 400-900 mm tall. Raceme oblong-ovoid and fairly dense to markedly elongate and lax, tapering to apex, 100-450 x 45-55 mm, ± concolorous; flowers eventually deflexed, varying greatly in colour from pale yellow or yellow-green to salmon-pink, orange, coral-red or red-orange; buds usually more strongly pigmented. Bracts broadly ovate to ovate-oblong, 6-9 mm long, obtuse or rounded at apex; margin minutely eroso-serrulate. Pedicels 1.5-2.0 mm long. Perianth subcylindrical, (22-)24-35 mm long, often somewhat curved, slightly to markedly constricted above ovary; lobes ovate to oblong, 2.0-2.5 mm long, often spreading. Stamens scarcely exserted at anthesis. Fruit ovoid-triquetrous, up to 10 mm long.
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Perennial herb. Stems 1-many, short. Leaves recurved at about middle, 0.5-1.2 m long, 6-10 mm wide, V-shaped in cross section, margins smooth to serrulate. Inflorescence overtopping recurved leaves, 0.4-0.9 m high, with oblong-ovoid, fairly dense to elongate and lax raceme. Flowers strongly pigmented and erect to spreading in bud, pale yellow or yellow-green to salmon-pink, orange, coral-red or orange-red and eventually deflexed when mature, 24-35 mm long. Flowering time Feb.-May.
Perennial herb. Inflorescence lax, particularly in lower part. Peduncle up to 0.9 m high. Bracts ovate to ovate-oblong, obtuse. Flowers at first spreading. Perianth 25-35 mm long. Flowers pale yellow or yellowish green to orange, salmon-pink, coral-red or red-orange.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.9
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Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Images

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Distribution

Kniphofia laxiflora world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:537043-1
WFO ID wfo-0000676229
COL ID 6NLRV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Kniphofia decaphlebia Kniphofia laxiflora Kniphofia natalensis Kniphofia natalensis var. condensata Kniphofia natalensis var. robustior Tritoma natalensis