Kniphofia (Red hot poker, Torch lily, Poker plant) is a genus of plants in the family Asphodelaceae that includes 70 or more species native to Africa. Some species have been commercially used for horticultural use and are commonly known for their bright, rocket-shaped flowers. These plants produce spikes of brightly-coloured, hanging, red-to-orange flowers. This gives names such as “torch” and “red hot poker” to many of them.

Kniphofia acraea is a rare South African endemic species found found in Bosberg, east of Somerset East to the Bankberg in Mountain Zebra National Park in the Eastern Cape province. It grows in small seepage areas among rocks in grassy montane fynbos. During late summer appears eye-catching creamy white blooms.