{"product_id":"kniphofia-citrina","title":"Kniphofia citrina","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKniphofia citrina\u003c\/strong\u003e, a cool and refined \u003cstrong\u003ered hot poker\u003c\/strong\u003e, breaks from the usual fiery palette with slender spikes that rise from lime-green buds and soften to a fresh, soft lemon-yellow. This elegant torch lily brings a calm, citrus glow to the sunny border, an easy way to lift and cool a hot exotic scheme while still drawing in the bees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRated RHS H5, it is a fully hardy perennial that copes with temperatures down to around -15C once established. It is deciduous, dying back to a crown over winter and returning strongly in spring, and it flowers through summer above tidy, grassy foliage. Leaving the old foliage over the crown through the cold months gives useful natural frost protection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun, ideally south or west-facing, to bring out the cool citrus tones.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e any fertile, free-draining loam, sand or chalk across acid to alkaline pH.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e a neat clump reaching around 0.75 m tall and 0.45 m across.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e reliably hardy in the UK, with a dry winter mulch useful in cold, wet gardens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWater through the first summer to establish, after which it becomes notably drought-tolerant and well suited to \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/drought-tolerant-plants\"\u003edry and gravel gardens\u003c\/a\u003e. Its soft lemon spikes are a designer's favourite for cooling sunny \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic borders\u003c\/a\u003e, and it grows happily in a large container from our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003eplants for pots and containers\u003c\/a\u003e. As a nectar-rich poker it also sits among the best \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003eplants for pollinators\u003c\/a\u003e. Combine it with bolder \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e such as the red-and-yellow \u003ca href=\"\/products\/kniphofia-royal-castle\"\u003eKniphofia 'Royal Castle'\u003c\/a\u003e for a lively contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery plant we supply is nursery-grown, selected for a healthy crown and strong roots, and packed with care to arrive in superb condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"11cm \/ 0.75L","offer_id":58089239708031,"sku":"KNIPCITR11","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/citrina_b31a037a-bd7d-49ff-b51c-d18132a843d7.jpg?v=1785940027","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/kniphofia-citrina","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}