Mystery Flower
By EvrWonder
@EvrWonder (3571)
Canada
April 4, 2010 9:37am CST
As it turns out, it is Not a
Red Hot Poker.
A bit disappointed as I feel I was somewhat misled.
I picked the plant up from a local garden show.
It was said that the plant was a red hot poker.
I have seen similar plants in this area that do produce the showy Red Hot Colored Spike of the
Kniphofia uvaria.
The plant I have obtained from the plant show and that which I wrote about in the discussion
Red Hot Poker Care Question at
http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/2243491.aspx
certainly does not produce the red spike flower.
If anyone can help me identify what the plant in the picture below actually is,
I would be forever grateful.
I have been combing through my Western Gardener books as well.
Thanks for taking a look.
2 responses
@Hatley (163773)
• Garden Grove, California
4 Apr 10
hi just got back from Kniphofia uvaria it is a varity of the poker lily so it does belong to Kniphofia its just a yellow variety of the
same plant, there are evidently a number of other colors besides the'red we all know and love. the others are named but did not copy them down but one of the pictures there is exactly like the picture you sent us so its a sister to the red one. hope this helps.
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@EvrWonder (3571)
• Canada
4 Apr 10
Wow Hatley, you are a genius! I have searched and searched. I was so sure it was a Kniphofia but then the green flowers that have recently flowered really threw me off.
I will continue to take a long look. Needless to say I am still disappointed that I did not get the spectacular red spikey flower that I was looking forward to.
I will also continue to keep an eye out for that variety.
Thank you do much for your leg work. I appreciate your response, a lot!
Thanks again. Happy Easter to you.
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@EvrWonder (3571)
• Canada
4 Apr 10
PS: Would you please be as so kind as to post the link if it is not too much trouble. I am also googling to see what more I can find. Thanks again Hately and don't worry if trying to find the link again is too much trouble.
I will eventually get to the bottom of this! Cheers.
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@Hatley (163773)
• Garden Grove, California
4 Apr 10
Hi do not know how to do that link thing but you just type in Kniphofia Uvaria and it will show you where to go.
@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
5 Apr 10
I've been looking for this plant since your last discussion. It looks a lot like the Green Jade Poker Lily which is a distant cousin to the Red Hot Poker. My brother works in the Horticulture Department of a state run University here so I sent your picture to him & asked him if he had any idea. He responded that he had seen it but couldn't remember the name & he had forwarded the picture to several of his colleagues who are more educated in the various plants. Just received a reply from him that says several thinks it is a member of the Sedum family which is a VERY DISTANT cousin to the Poker Lily family. I hope this might help get you into the right family. I looked at some pictures of the Sedum as I'm not familiar with it. Some looked close & some not at all. So, if you don't find it in the Poker Lily family, you just might want to look at the Sedum family. Or, it could be a cross between the two!!! 
@EvrWonder (3571)
• Canada
5 Apr 10
Thank you for your response and leg work. Thank you to your brother as well.
Mark my words, I wil get to the bottom of this.
I looked at the Sedum and have a feeling that this plant doesn't resemble that plant.
I am thinking it maybe in the poker lily family more so.
I know that some of the plants with flowers exactly as I have are planted in a local public garden. As in the picture, they are planted along side the Palms. I know the guy who grows the windmill palms and care for them in town. I am going to message him, with the photo and see what he say.
I will be back so to get to the bottom of this once and for all.
I will keep searching the poker lily family in the meantime and wil be back with my findings.
Thanks again for all that you have done to help. I appreciate this kindly.
@EvrWonder (3571)
• Canada
5 Apr 10
Mystery Plant Identified:
E. characias wulfenii
Euphorbia wulfenii
More information regarding this plant may be found here:
http://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_plants/euphorbia/euphorbia_2763.php
Yippie. Now I know.
Now I have research to do so off I go and I thank you all for your gracious help.
Enjoy your Easter Monday!
Cheers.
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
5 Apr 10
Funny how things work. I'm still receiving emails from my brother. It seems what I thought was a simple question has set the University Horticulture Department on its ears!!! The experts are butting heads over what plant it is. I just received this email from my brother...
Euphorbia x 'Shorty' i think is the correct name of this Euphorbia. I can not remember if it is a hybrid or a true species. You can always tell it is in the Euphorbia family by breaking a leaf or stem and see if a milky sap comes out.
I read that & saw your comment right behind it. I captured one pic that appears close to what you showed. Having not seen your plant in real time, I wasn't sure that it was the same one!!!
Whatever it is, I hope you enjoy it!!!