Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus

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 in China, northeastern Italy, and Slovenia. It was also one of the first daylilies used for breeding new daylily cultivars.^[1]

Lemon daylily
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asphodelaceae
Subfamily:	Hemerocallidoideae
Genus:	Hemerocallis
Species:	H. lilioasphodelus
Binomial name
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus L.

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.^[1]

Culinary use

The flowers of some daylillies, including Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus are edible^[2] and are used in Chinese and Japanese cuisine.

Gallery

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  Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
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  Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
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  Dried golden needles
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  Comparison showing flower in visible light, ultraviolet, and infrared. Note the nectar guide pattern visible in UV
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  Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus Stamen under the microscope. Magnification x9

References

1. Botanica : the illustrated A-Z of over 10,000 garden plants and how to cultivate them., Köln: Könemann, 2004, p. 440, ISBN 978-3-8331-1253-9
2. Niering, William A.; Olmstead, Nancy C. (1985) [1979]. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region. Knopf. p. 600. ISBN 0-394-50432-1.