Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Hemerocallis > Hemerocallis lilioasphodelusHemerocallis lilioasphodelus (yellow daylily)Synonyms: Cameraria lilioasphodelus; Hemerocallis flava (heterotypic); Hemerocallis flava var. aurantiaca; Hemerocallis liliasphodelus; Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus f. aurantiaca; Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus var. flava; Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus var. major; Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus var. nana; Hemerocallis lutea Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus (syn. Hemerocallis flava, known as lemon daylily, lemon lily, yellow daylily, and other names) is a plant of the genus Hemerocallis. It is found across China, in Europe in N.E. Italy and Slovenia and is one of the first daylilies used for breeding new daylily cultivars. Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus grows in big, spreading clumps, and its leaves grow to 75 cm (30 in) long. Its scapes each bear from 3 through 9 sweetly fragrant, lemon-yellow flowers. |
| Allergen Potential [1] | Medium-Low |  | | Edible [2] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | | Flower Type [2] | Hermaphrodite | | Hazards [2] | Large quantities of the leaves are said to be hallucinogenic. Blanching the leaves removes this hallucinatory component; (This report does not make clear what it means by blanching, it could be excluding light from the growing shoots or immersing in boiling water;) | | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | | Pollinators [2] | Insects, Lepidoptera | | Scent [2] | The flowers have a honeysuckle-like scent and this can pervade the air for a considerable distance when warmed by the summer sunshine. | | Structure [3] | Herb | | Usage [2] | The tough dried foliage is plaited into cord and used for making footwear;
Plants form a spreading clump and are suitable for ground cover when spaced about 45cm apart each way; The dead leaves should be left on the ground in the winter to ensure effective cover; | | | Height [2] | 24 inches (0.6 m) | | Width [2] | 39 inches (1 m) |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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