Kniphofia avaria   Red Hot Poker Asphodelaceae

  Kniphofia uvaria   Kniphofia uvaria

  Evergreen perennial, up to 4' high, with finely toothed, linear leaves to 24" long. Flowers are red in bud, orange on opening, and fade to yellow.

Photos taken near Rodeo Beach in the Marin Headlands, by Anneke Swinehart.