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''Kniphofia thomsonii'', called Thomson's red-hot poker, is a species of flowering plant in the family
The following varieties are accepted:
*''Kniphofia thomsonii'' var. ''snowdenii'' (C.H.Wright) Marais – Kenya, Uganda
*''Kniphofia thomsonii'' var. ''thomsonii'' – Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia
Asphodelaceae
Asphodelaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists, but the circumscription has varied widely. In its current circumscription in the APG IV system, it includes about 40 ...
, native to the Great Lakes countries of Africa. Its cultivar 'Stern's Trip' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society
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The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (Nort ...
's Award of Garden Merit
The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions.
History
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Subtaxa
The following varieties are accepted:
*''Kniphofia thomsonii'' var. ''snowdenii'' (C.H.Wright) Marais – Kenya, Uganda
*''Kniphofia thomsonii'' var. ''thomsonii'' – Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia
References
thomsonii Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Flora of East Tropical Africa Flora of Ethiopia Plants described in 1885 {{Asphodelaceae-stub