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Kniphofia ensifolia

Inclusion rationale

Why did we include this species on our website? Because it was mentioned in the following source(s):

• Egoli Granite Grassland species list, with plants recommended for landscaping

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

Source document	Features
PlantZAfrica Jan. 1, 2026, 8:29 a.m.	Birds Sunbirds Easy to grow Attractive Near water Sun Perennial Soil: clay Soil: loam Color data Flowering data
Egoli Granite Grassland species list, with plants recommended for landscaping May 22, 2026, 11:31 p.m.	Good garden plant Near water Sun Perennial Egoli Granite Grassland

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

• (c) Antoinette Eyssell Knox, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Antoinette Eyssell Knox source
• (c) Jan-Hendrik Keet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jan-Hendrik Keet source
• (c) Jan-Hendrik Keet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jan-Hendrik Keet source