Torch Lily

Did you know

• The genus is named after Johann Hieronymus Kniphof, an 18th-century German botanist who pioneered nature printing.
• Hummingbirds are among the primary pollinators in gardens outside its native range.
• The flower spikes open from the bottom up, creating a two-tone effect with red buds on top and yellow open flowers below.
• In its native South African grasslands, torch lilies are adapted to survive periodic fires.
• Sunbirds in South Africa have co-evolved with torch lilies and are their primary natural pollinators.

Color meanings

Uses

• ornamental gardens
• cut flowers
• pollinator gardens