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Red Hot Pokers are of African origin where they are naturally pollinated by various species of sunbirds. Many red flowers are bird pollinated- often hummingbirds in the Americas, honeyeaters in Australasia + sunbirds in warmer parts of Asia/ Africa.

I've seen House Sparrows + Blue Tits (partial to Mahonia in my garden) in the UK + when I was in Eilat saw many Blackcaps + Lesser Whitethroats doing this ina large red Bottlebrush, Callistemon citrinus.