Lady Luck Red Hot Poker (Kniphofia 'Lady Luck')
ny-FOE-fee-ah 'Lady Luck'

Deciduous Perennial Clump-Forming, Upright in the Asphodelaceae Family
A sophisticated chartreuse-and-white bicolor red hot poker, a top performer in a 2025 Chicago Botanic Garden trial.

Kniphofia 'Lady Luck' is bred by Hans A. Hansen of Walters Gardens and protected under U.S. Plant Patent 32,261, first sold the same week in 2019 as its siblings 'Gold Rush' and 'High Roller'. Large, moderately vigorous clumps of arching, gray-green foliage produce buds that shift from greenish to chartreuse before opening to white, giving what the Chicago Botanic Garden described as 'a fresh and sophisticated composite of green, chartreuse, and creamy white.' It was grouped among the top performers in CBG's 2025 trial of 28 red-hot-poker cultivars, flowering from early summer into autumn.

Pros

  • Sophisticated chartreuse-to-white bicolor, unlike most red-hot-pokers
  • Chicago Botanic Garden top-performer group
  • Explicit Zone 5b hardiness (with winter protection)
  • Rabbit and deer tolerant
  • Attracts butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds

Cons

  • Needs winter crown protection in Zone 5-6
  • Best in well-drained soil - poor winter drainage is the main survival risk
  • No fragrance
  • Active U.S. Plant Patent 32,261
Highlights Chartreuse buds open white; blooms early summer to autumn; flowers are perfect (bisexual) per its own patent; Chicago Botanic Garden top-performer group; bred by Hans A. Hansen (Walters Gardens); US Plant Patent 32,261; introduced 2019.
 

Plant Data

Mature Size 4 - 5 feet tall. 31 - 36 inches wide.
Growth Rate Moderate
Sun Exposure Full Sun - Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance Dry - Medium
Zones 5b - 9b (Usually hardy to -15° F)
Tags Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Attracts Pollinators, Deciduous, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Dry, Extended Bloom Time, Fall interest, Full Sun, Full Sun, Good for Borders, Good for Cut Flowers, Medium, Perennial, Rabbit Resistant, Showy Flowers, Specimen, Thrillers, Well-Drained Soil
Bloom Period Early Summer To Autumn
Flower Color Chartreuse and White Bicolor
Foliage Color Green

Commonly Planted with...

Pairs well in a sunny border with Purple Coneflower, Russian Sage, Switch Grass, and Little Goldstar Black-Eyed Susan — all share the same full-sun, well-drained, drought-tolerant preferences.
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Pricing and Availability History

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Past Availability
2025 : 05/18 - 07/26
2024 : 05/16 - 10/05
2023 : 05/11 - 08/05

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