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 rigidifolia, commonly known as Dullstroom Poker, is a South African endemic plant growing to 1.5m found in the Mpumalanga province. From summer to autumn it produces striking red flowers becoming yellow with age.