Can anyone I.D. this plant? I took the picture in R.S.A.

"Torch Lily" or also goes by the name "Red hot Poker" The common Afrikaans name for this is "vuurpyle" a literal translation would be "Rocket"

The scientific name is Kniphofia Uvaria, very very popular in South African Gardens

Thanx's

Kniphofias are a very big, varied and interesting family with some forty members in the Eastern Cape and Natal alone