Kniphofia x praecox Greater Red-hot Poker C DD I
This introduction from South Africa is a popular garden plant and is distinguished from K. uvaria (Red-hot Poker) by the exserted stamens very obvious in this photo. It is thought to be a hybrid between K. bruceae and K. linearifolia. At this site the plants have been naturalised in rough grassland between a golf course and the sea for many years.
Although absent from Ireland this plant has been recorded from site all over mainland Britain but not in large numbers.
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West Shore rough grassland, Llandudno 3rd June 2008
Added on 10th June 2008, updated 16th February 2010, updated 13th April 2010