Waterwise Plant Details

Red Pokers

Large, upright shrub to 4 metres high and 3 metres wide with long slender, grey-green foliage, stiff, woody stems and large showy and bird attracting spikes of flowers on older wood in late winter. Flower colour varies from pale pink to almost red. Prune regularly to maintain shape.

Pronunciation: Hay-kee-ah

Warning: A few plants in the Protea family can be damaged by phosphorous (P). Exercise caution when applying fertiliser. Caution may cause skin irritation.