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 stricta is a South African indigenous species from the Eastern Cape Province where it is found on grassy slopes. It grows to 70cm tall with leaves that are erect with rolled in margins. From summer to autumn it bears an inflorescence of orange buds which open to pendulous yellow flowers.