Kniphofia thomsonii

Kniphofia thomsonii, called Thomson's red-hot poker, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae, native to the Great Lakes countries of Africa.^[1] Its cultivar 'Stern's Trip' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[2]

Kniphofia thomsonii
Inflorescence
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asphodelaceae
Subfamily:	Asphodeloideae
Genus:	Kniphofia
Species:	K. thomsonii
Binomial name
Kniphofia thomsonii Baker
Synonyms[1]
Kniphofia rogersii E.A.Bruce Kniphofia snowdenii C.H.Wright Kniphofia subalpina Chiov.

Subtaxa

Kniphofia thomsonii var. Snowdenii.

The following varieties are accepted:^[1]

• Kniphofia thomsonii var. snowdenii (C.H.Wright) Marais – Kenya, Uganda
• Kniphofia thomsonii var. thomsonii – Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia