‘Gold Rush’ red hot pokers, tritoma

Type:: perennials that last
Notable Traits:: attracts butterflies/pollinators, attracts hummingbirds, great cut flowers, heirloom garden plant, resistant: deer, resistant: disease, resistant: rabbit, tolerates clay soil, tolerates harsh roadside conditions
Hardiness:: Zone 5 – 9
Mature Height:: 18-24in
Light:: part sun/afternoon shade (eastern exposure), part sun/morning shade (western exposure), part to full sun (4 hours or more sun), sun (8+ hrs)
Water:: drought tolerant
Bloom Color:: bi-color, orange, red, yellow
Bloom Shape:: spike
Bloom Time:: summer
Foliage:: blue

Description

Many red and yellow flower spikes open brightly all summer summer atop a low-growing, thick clump of narrow, arching, blue-green foliage. The tubular flowers are adored by hummingbirds and butterflies.