
Plants & flora
Vuurpyl
Kniphofia uvaria is also known as Tritoma, Torch Lily, or Red Hot Poker due to the shape and color of its inflorescence.
Spesie-insigte
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 1,512 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Red Hot Poker is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,512 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die Red Hot Poker aanteken
Verblyfplekke wat teruggee
Regoor Suid-Afrika
Red Hot Poker hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Spekboom · Outeniqua yellowwood
Gee terug aan Revive Knysna
Vanaf R 2,310 per nag
Red Hot Poker hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · King protea · Sugarbush
Vanaf R 965 per nag
Red Hot Poker hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Bontebok · King protea
Vanaf R 4,859 per nag
Red Hot Poker hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Leopard · Lion
Gee terug aan Endangered Wildlife Trust
Prys op aanvraag
Red Hot Poker hier aangeteken · Grasveld-bioom · Southern rock agama · Tree fuchsia
Vanaf R 190 per nag
Red Hot Poker hier aangeteken · Grasveld-bioom · Southern rock agama · Cape heath
Vanaf R 190 per nag
Red Hot Poker hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Leopard · Lion
Gee terug aan Endangered Wildlife Trust
Prys op aanvraag
Red Hot Poker hier aangeteken · Grasveld-bioom · Real yellowwood · Chacma baboon
Vanaf R 130 per nag
Red Hot Poker hier aangeteken · Grasveld-bioom · Tree fuchsia · Black wildebeest
Vanaf R 840 per nag
Red Hot Poker hier aangeteken · Grasveld-bioom · Southern rock agama · Common eland
Vanaf R 270 per nag
Red Hot Poker hier aangeteken · Grasveld-bioom · Real yellowwood · Chacma baboon
Vanaf R 200 per nag
Red Hot Poker hier aangeteken · Grasveld-bioom · Chacma baboon · Bushbuck
Vanaf R 360 per nag
Red Hot Poker hier aangeteken · Grasveld-bioom · Real yellowwood · Chacma baboon
Vanaf R 170 per nag
Red Hot Poker hier aangeteken · Grasveld-bioom · Real yellowwood · Tree fuchsia
Vanaf R 1,070 per nag
Red Hot Poker hier aangeteken · Grasveld-bioom · Real yellowwood · Chacma baboon
Vanaf R 1,150 per nag
Fynbos-bioom · Southern right whale
Gee terug aan Stanford Animal Welfare Society en 1 ander
Vanaf R 2,235 per nag
Fynbos-bioom
Gee terug aan Barrydale Hospice
Vanaf R 4,355 per nag
Savanne-bioom · Leopard · Lion
Gee terug aan Zululand Conservation Trust en 1 ander
Vanaf R 22,680 per nag
Fynbos-bioom · Black wildebeest · Bontebok
Gee terug aan BirdLife South Africa
Vanaf R 5,636 per nag
Fynbos-bioom · English oak
Gee terug aan Cape Leopard Trust
Vanaf R 6,195 per nag
Angulate tortoise · Wild olive
Prys op aanvraag
Fynbos-bioom · English oak
Vanaf R 2,800 per nag
Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 9,900 per nag
Savanne-bioom · Lion · Leopard
Prys op aanvraag
Dry mountains, ostriches, and Calitzdorp's port wines
Sien plekke wat teruggeeBeplan ’n reis
Wanneer en waar om die Red Hot Poker te vind
Gashere het die Red Hot Poker gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Gondwana Game Reserve and Table Mountain National Park.
Spesie
Kniphofia uvaria
Waarnemings
1,512
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
Vrae wat reisigers vra
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Red Hot Poker op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Red Hot Poker in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Red Hot Poker at stays in or beside uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Gondwana Game Reserve, Table Mountain National Park, Giants Castle Game Reserve, Kamberg Nature Reserve and Royal Natal National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Red Hot Poker in South Africa?
The Red Hot Poker is most recorded in Western Cape (62% of records), Eastern Cape (15% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (15% of records), based on 1,512 iNaturalist observations. 15 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Red Hot Poker on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Red Hot Poker?
The Red Hot Poker is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Gondwana Game Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Table Mountain National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Giants Castle Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Red Hot Poker?
Kniphofia uvaria is also known as Tritoma, Torch Lily, or Red Hot Poker due to the shape and color of its inflorescence. The leaves are reminiscent of a lily, and the flowerhead can reach up to 1.52 m (5.0 ft) in height. There are many varieties of torch lily, and they bloom at different times during the growing season. The flowers are red, orange, and yellow.
























