flameflower

(noun) a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers. Synonyms: kniphofia, tritoma, flame flower, flame-flower.

(noun) plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy roots. Synonyms: flame flower, flame-flower, Talinum aurantiacum.