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A honey bee, loaded with pollen, heads for Kniphofia "Christmas Cheer." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee, loaded with pollen, heads for Kniphofia "Christmas Cheer." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey

A finch likes the Christmas Cheer, too. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A finch likes the Christmas Cheer, too. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey

Posted on Friday, May 16, 2014 at 6:17 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Christmas Cheer (4), Ellen Zagory (7), Kniphofia (5), UC Davis Arboretum (32)

Good Dose of Christmas Cheer

Definitely a good dose of Christmas Cheer!In the plant world, that would be the Kniphofia...

Foraging

A SOLITARY HONEY BEE forages among the Christmas Cheer, also known as Knipofia "Christmas Cheer' or "red-hot poker." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Cleaning Her Tongue

HONEY BEE on the Christmas Cheer takes time to clean her tongue. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Christmas Cheer

CHRISTMAS CHEER (Kniphofia) or "red-hot poker" is a UC Davis Arborteum All-Star. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, December 25, 2009 at 10:53 AM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Christmas Cheer (4), honey bee (259), Kniphofia (5), red-hot poker (3)

Christmas Cheer

I always thought the red-hot poker was primarily red. Not. This one in the Storer Gardens at the...

Honey Bee

BEELINE--A pollen-packed honey bee makes a beeline for a red-hot poker, variety "Christmas Cheer," in the Storer Gardens at UC Davis. The date: Dec. 20, five days before Christmas. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Red-Hot Poker in Storer Gardens

RED-HOT POKER--The red-hot poker, variety "Christmas Cheer," brightens the Storer Gardens at UC Davis. A bench awaits visitors. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, December 25, 2008 at 7:02 AM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Christmas cheer (4), honey bee (259), Kniphofia (5), red-hot poker (3), Storer Gardens (4), UC Davis (421)

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