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GROUP TWO: 1 Waxflower (27.0, 13.0, 30,800); 2 Tritoma (23.5, 16.5, 30,820); 3 Anemone (23.0, 17.0, 30,833); 4 Carnation (21.5, 18.5, 30,662); 5 Gladiolus (20.5, 19.5, 29,417).
Tall, scarlet-tipped flowers of older forms of kniphofia (sometimes sold by an earlier name, Tritoma) give the plant an assortment of fiery names: poker plant, red-hot poker, torch-lily.
In group two, Tritoma narrowed the gap from leaders Waxflower following a 4-0 (3,260-2,946) sweep of Carnation.
Tritoma (Kniphofia), yellow, cream, coral; spring through summer; some dwarf varieties.
The week's final clash saw Team Gladiolus beat Team Tritoma 3-1 (3,042-2,950), led by the 543 series of Jonil Aliermo.
Elsewhere around the league, Team Daffodil swept Team Delphinium 4-0 (3,210-3,045) as they overcame the week's high series of 737 from Casey; Team Calla Lily beat Team Gladiolus 3-1 (3,220-2,888) paced by Vic Seabrooks's 674 score; while Team Yarrow and an undermanned Team Tritoma played to a 2-2 deadlock (2,986-2,810) with Jawan Fizer's 606 and Lim Villanueva's 619 leading their respective sides.