Flower ID

June 2, 2016 7:52 AM

What is this flower? It's been identified as a yellow lupine, but my better half doubts it and wants a second opinion. Since I don't know any group of people more opinionated that Mefites, here we are.
posted by pjern to Science & Nature (6 answers total)

Best answer: That's a Kniphofia, a/k/a torch lily or red hot poker plant.
posted by amnesia and magnets at 7:59 AM on June 2, 2016 [10 favorites]

Lupine have very different leaves, so I think amnesia is correct.
posted by colfax at 8:12 AM on June 2, 2016

Looks like red hot poker to me too, no way is that a lupine.
posted by contraption at 8:17 AM on June 2, 2016 [1 favorite]

Kniphofia.
posted by djinn dandy at 8:57 AM on June 2, 2016

Definitely Kniphofia, though most tend to be a much brighter orange-red. This may just be an orange varietal.
posted by Emperor SnooKloze at 9:49 AM on June 2, 2016

Yes Kniphofia. Home Depot sells them in my area. They are, apparently, irresistible to squirrels, who chew through the flower stalk and carry the flower away for some nefarious squirrel purpose.
posted by WalkerWestridge at 11:07 AM on June 2, 2016 [2 favorites]