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 citrina, commonly known as Lemon Poker, is a South African endemic species found in the Eastern Cape province from Jeffreys Bay to Port Alfred. During summer it bears showy heads of cool lemon and lime flowers. It has bold arching evergreen leaves and strong vertical stems 1.2 to 1.5m tall.