Ruud Streefkerk

This flower has its origins in the southern and eastern parts of the African continent. There are about 40 to 60 species known. These plants grow mainly at the foot of mountains, preferably in humid conditions, such as along streams and rivers, in rough grassland and stony places. The Kniphofia genus is named after Johannes Hieronymus Kniphof (1704-1763), professor of medicine at the Erfurt University in Germany. Kniphof wrote a number of books such as ‘Botany in Originali’ and  ‘Herbaricum Vivum’, in which 1200 illustrations of dried plants were included.