South Africa Kniphofia littoralis Codd - KwaZulu-Natal Kniphofia marungensis Lisowski & Wiland - Zaire Kniphofia mulanjeana S.Blackmore - Mt. Mulanje in Malawi Kniphofia multiflora J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans - Eswatini, South Africa Kniphofia nana Marais - Zaire Kniphofia northiae Baker - KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Provinces Kniphofia nubigena Mildbr. - Sudan Kniphofia pallidiflora Baker - Massif de l' Ankaratra in Madagascar Kniphofia paludosa Engl - Elton Plateau in Tanzania Kniphofia parviflora Kunth - KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Provinces Kniphofia pauciflora Baker - KwaZulu-Natal Kniphofia porphyrantha Baker - Lesotho, Eswatini, South Africa Kniphofia × praecox Baker - Cape Provinces (K. bruceae × K. uvaria) Kniphofia princeae (A.Berger) Marais - Zaire, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Malawi Kniphofia pumila (Aiton) Kunth - Zaire, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea Kniphofia reflexa Hutch. ex Codd - Nigeria, Cameroon (endangered) Kniphofia reynoldsii Codd - Tanzania, Zambia Kniphofia rigidifolia E.A.Bruce - Mpumalanga Kniphofia ritualis Codd - Free State, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal Kniphofia rooperi (T.Moore) Lem. - KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Provinces Kniphofia sarmentosa (Andrews) Kunth - Cape Provinces Kniphofia schimperi Baker - Ethiopia, Eritrea Kniphofia splendida E.A.Bruce - Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, northeastern South Africa, Eswatini Kniphofia stricta Codd - Cape Provinces, Lesotho Kniphofia sumarae Deflers - Ibb Mountains of Yemen Kniphofia tabularis Marloth - Cape Provinces Kniphofia thodei Baker - Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal Kniphofia thomsonii Baker - Zaire, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia Kniphofia triangularis Kunth - Lesotho, South Africa Kniphofia typhoides Codd - Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Mpumalanga Kniphofia tysonii Baker - KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Provinces, Eswatini Kniphofia umbrina Codd - Eswatini Kniphofia uvaria (L.) Oken - Cape Provinces; naturalized in Mexico, North Carolina, Spain, Oregon, Turkey, Washington State, St. Helena, California Kniphofia vandeweghei Fischer & Ackermann - Rwanda Cultivation Several species of Kniphofia are cultivated as garden plants, valued for their architectural properties. These include K. galpini, K. northiae, K. rooperi and K. thomsonii. In addition to the species, many named cultivars of mixed or uncertain parentage have been selected for garden use. The following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:- 'Barton Fever' (orange-white, 100 cm) 'Bees' Sunset' (yellow, 90 cm) 'Brimstone' (sulphur yellow, 90 cm) 'Buttercup' (clear yellow, 75 cm) 'Coral Flame' (coral red, 90 cm) 'Fiery Fred' (orange, 130 cm) 'Incandesce' (orange, 140 cm) 'Innocence' (red-yellow, 110 cm) 'Jonathan' (red-orange, 130 cm) 'Moonstone' (yellow, 120 cm) 'Nobilis' (evergreen, orange and yellow, 150 cm+) 'Penny Rockets' (orange, 100 cm) 'Primrose Upward' (yellow, 115 cm) 'Rich Echoes' (orange-yellow, 120 cm) 'Royal Standard'