Hemerocallis fulva
| Hemerocallis fulva | |
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| Flower of Hemerocallis fulva var. fulva | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| clade: | Angiosperms |
| clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Xanthorrhoeaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hemerocallidoideae |
| Genus: | Hemerocallis |
| Species: | H. fulva |
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| Hemerocallis fulva (L.) L. |
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Hemerocallis fulva is a species of Hemerocallis, native to Asia from the Caucasus east through the Himalaya to China, Japan, Korea, and southeastern Russia.[1][2][3]
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[edit] Common names
Orange Daylily, Tawny Daylily, Tiger Daylily, Ditch Daylily.
[edit] Growth
It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a fleshy rhizome with stems 40–150 cm tall. The leaves are linear, 50–90 cm long and 1–2.8 cm broad. The flowers are 5–12 cm across, orange-red, with a pale central line; they are produced from early summer to late autumn on spikes of 10–20, with the individual flowers opening successively, each one only lasting one day. The fruit is a three-valved capsule 2–2.5 cm long and 1.2–1.5 cm broad which splits open at maturity to release the seeds.[1][3]
[edit] Cultivars
Several cultivars are known, including 'Kwanzo', where the stamens are modified into additional petals.[1] It reproduces only by stolons and division. The species H. fulva is diploid, as nearly all daylilies were until tetraploid hybrids began to be produced for their sturdiness in the 1960s.[citation needed]
[edit] Species characteristics
In some parts of the United States and Canada daylilies have become a weedy or Invasive species.[4] The most common species in these areas are the Hemerocallis fulva and Hemerocallis fulva longituba.
[edit] Uses
These lilies have edible flowers. Dried or fresh they are used in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese cooking, and are known as golden needles.[5].
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Flora of China: Hemerocallis fulva
- ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Hemerocallis fulva
- ^ a b Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
- ^ USDA Plants Profile for Hemerocallis fulva (orange daylily)
- ^ Cooking with Lily Flower or Golden Needles
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