Color Challenge: Orange Tuesday - Kniphofia Hybrida Alcazar - Torch Lily

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For interesting splashes of colour in your sunny garden you need to add this lily to your array. It has bright orange spikes at the top which fade off to yellow at the bottom as the flower matures. You can expect a long-lasting floral display for several weeks during the summer season.

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The Torch Lily enjoy hot summer areas with mild winters. They grow well in full sun with rich organic, well-drained soil. You can create a beautiful picture planting them at a water edge like here in these photos. The Torch Lily can reach a height of up to 90cm and a spread of 40-60cm.

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These lilies grow in gardens all around the world and their colours can range depending on the hybrids from reds, orange, yellow, lime green and cream. Some of the species are evergreen while the others sprout in the early summer months. The Kniphofia is part of the Asphodelaceae family which comprises of 17 genera and 750 species.

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Honey bees, butterflies and hummingbirds love to rob these flowers of their nectar.

These photos were taken with a Nikon Coolpix

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Great shots. Beautiful flower, would definitely want to have one in my garden.

Great post and pictures.

@cherryblossom-sa

So beautiful!!!

very helpful

Nice picture along with a good subject

I have got a lot of information
Do not forget my vote your turn.

Great Flowers and good photography.
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So beautiful and colourful! Amazing!

Very interesting flowers. I have not seen those before. I just researched. They are what we call red hot pokers!

This is amazing.. Well written. Upvoted and Resteemed
@kayceesuave

Those are stunning and you have wonderful photos and information. I like the bees! You should add that tag because there are bee lovers here :)

Resteemed, followed, and upvoted to support the challenge.

Here in Durban, these plants are a joy to behold in winter. Lighting up the countryside in shades of orange, lovely full description on your lily @cherryblossom-sa

Awesome pictures!!!

Oh, that is such a beautiful flower, I love it!

Amazing flower! Never seen yet

These are all out in flower in my area at the moment and I have been wondering what they are! Thanks for the great description @cherryblossom-sa. I think I will have to go and find some for my own garden.

Pretty! Similar flower to Chiles!

Beautiful gardens, really!
Congratulations to the post!