Asphodelaceae
Red hot poker
Kniphofia uvaria
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Genus
- Kniphofia
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Common names
By language (19)
- Afrikaans
- Vuurpyl
- Arabic
- كنيفوفيا عنبية
- arz
- كنيفوفيا عنبيه
- Belarusian
- Кніфофія ягадная
- Chinese
- 火炬花, 火把莲, 剑叶兰
- Czech
- Mnohokvět hroznatý
- English
- Red hot poker, Redhot poker
- Finnish
- Hehkusoihtulilja, Soihtulilja
- French
- Tison de Satan, Tritome
- German
- Schopf-Fackellilie, Traubige Fackellilie
- hsb
- Wšědna smolnicowa lilija
- Hungarian
- Fürtös fáklyaliliom
- Irish
- Bior gabhann dearg
- Persian
- گرزی
- Polish
- Trytoma groniasta, Trytoma ogrodowa
- Russian
- Книпхофия ягодная, Книфофия ягодная
- Slovak
- Fakľovka aloovitá
- Swedish
- Fackellilja
- Welsh
- Procer poeth
Synonyms
- Aletris uvaria (L.) L.
- Aloe longifolia Lam.
- Aloe rigida Salisb.
- Aloe uvaria L.
- Kniphofia aloides Moench
- Kniphofia bachmannii Baker
- Kniphofia burchellii (Sweet ex Lindl.) Kunth
- Kniphofia occidentalis A.Berger
- Kniphofia odorata Heynh.
- Kniphofia uvaria var. glaucescens G.Nicholson
- Kniphofia uvaria var. nobilis (Guillon) Baker
- Kniphofia uvaria var. serotina Baker
- Triclissa uvaria (L.) Salisb.
- Tritoma burchellii Sweet ex Lindl.
- Tritoma canari Carrière
- Tritoma glauca H.Vilm.
- Tritoma nobilis Guillon
- Tritoma recurva H.Vilm.
- Tritoma saundersii Carrière
- Tritoma uvaria (L.) Ker Gawl.
- Tritomanthe uvaria (L.) Link
- Tritomium uvaria (L.) Link
- Veltheimia speciosa Roth
- Veltheimia uvaria (L.) Willd.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: capacoscar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: marius, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: magriet b, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: magriet b, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lindolfo Souto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CelianGdfrd, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: marius, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.