Kniphofia uvariaRed-hot poker, vuurpyl
About 1 m tall.
Flowers in summer and in autumn - profusely after a fire. Mostly Oct-Dec. They are found in seepage areas, marshy sites and along streams on sandstone slopes from Namaqualand to Barkly East.
K. uvaria is characterized by hard leaves that are fibrous and narrow. the flowers turn yellow as they age.
The genus Kniphofia was named in honour of Johannes Hieronymus Kniphof, (1704-1763), who was a professor of medicine at Erfurt University in Germany. 
Here they are growing on the way to the bottom pools, on Kunje, with lots of sugarbird visitors, in November. 