First Sunrise Red Hot Poker Ferns Mass Planting: Use in groups

Mass Planting: Use in groups for a bold sweep of dark flower color and durable summer foliage in larger sunny beds or naturalistic plantings

This dwarf selection brings year-round interest and structure to smaller spaces

clump-forming perennial with arching strap-like foliage and upright flower scapes

Shade-Friendly Bloom: Performs well in part shade

First Sunrise Red Hot Poker Ferns Mass Planting: Use in groupsFirst Sunrise Red Hot Poker (Kniphofia 'First Sunrise') First Sunrise Red Hot Poker brings bold, torch like flower spikes to the garden early, giving you hot color when many summer perennials are still ramping up. The upright clump of strappy green foliage adds clean structure all season, even between bloom waves. Its warm orange tones read from a distance and pair easily with both cool blues and hot reds in sunny borders. If you want a tough,