Red Hot Poker by the sea

When its hot, you go to the beach.  So when you’re a Red Hot Poker, perhaps a spot next to the sea would be an ideal spot for you.  The latin name for the Red Hot Poker is Kniphofia and its also sometimes known as a Torch lily or Poker plant.  According the the clever people contributing to Wikipedia, it is a genus of plants in the family Xanthorrhoeaceae (I won’t even try to pronounce that), subfamily Asphodeloideae that includes 70 or more species native to Africa.  This specific one stands on the coast close to Schoenmakerskop just outside Port Elizabeth.

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