ORANGE DAY-LILY
GENESIS NAME: Hemerocallis fulva
DISTRIBUTION: Orange daylily is native to Asia from the Caucasus east through the Himalaya through China, Japan, and Korea. ... It persists also where dumped and spreads more or less rapidly by vegetative increase into woods and fields and along roadsides and ditches, hence its common name ditch lily.
SEASON: Bloom Time: Mid to late summer.
MEDICAL USE: The Flowers and leaves have a mild laxative effect, promoting good bowel health. They are also considered to be anodyne (relieves pain), antiemetic (prevents vomiting), antispasmodic (relaxes muscle spasms and cramps), febrifuge (reduced fevers) and sedative (promotes calm or induces sleep).
POISONOUS: NO
EDIBILITY: The flowers, leaves, and tubers of the orange daylily are edible. Leaves and shoots can be eaten raw or cooked when very young (or they become too fibrous). The flowers and young tubers can also be eaten raw or cooked.
FEATURES:
LEAVES: The plant has long and green shoot-like leaves.
FRUITS: The flowers, leaves, and tubers of the orange daylily are edible. Leaves and shoots can be eaten raw or cooked when very young (or they become too fibrous). The flowers and young tubers can also be eaten raw or cooked. The flowers can be dried and used as a thickener in soup.
DISTRIBUTION: Orange daylily is native to Asia from the Caucasus east through the Himalaya through China, Japan, and Korea. ... It persists also where dumped and spreads more or less rapidly by vegetative increase into woods and fields and along roadsides and ditches, hence its common name ditch lily.
SEASON: Bloom Time: Mid to late summer.
MEDICAL USE: The Flowers and leaves have a mild laxative effect, promoting good bowel health. They are also considered to be anodyne (relieves pain), antiemetic (prevents vomiting), antispasmodic (relaxes muscle spasms and cramps), febrifuge (reduced fevers) and sedative (promotes calm or induces sleep).
POISONOUS: NO
EDIBILITY: The flowers, leaves, and tubers of the orange daylily are edible. Leaves and shoots can be eaten raw or cooked when very young (or they become too fibrous). The flowers and young tubers can also be eaten raw or cooked.
FEATURES:
LEAVES: The plant has long and green shoot-like leaves.
FRUITS: The flowers, leaves, and tubers of the orange daylily are edible. Leaves and shoots can be eaten raw or cooked when very young (or they become too fibrous). The flowers and young tubers can also be eaten raw or cooked. The flowers can be dried and used as a thickener in soup.
DESCRIPTION:
Hemerocallis fulva is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in) by 1 m (3ft 3in) at a medium rate.
It is hardy to zone (UK) 4 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). The plant is not self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.
The flowers are basically tepals with midribs in all of them. The flowers have 3 petal and 3 sepals. The throat of the flower which is in the centre core is usually of a different color than rest of the flower. The flowers have 6 stamens with two-lobed anthers in each.
Daylily HistoryThese edible flowers record to ages back. Their edible and medicinal usages have been noted since ancient days. This flower was mentioned n the Chinese book called Materia Medica for the first time in 656 A.D. it originated from East Asia. It is assumed that daylilies were first introduced to Europe in 1500 A.D.
It is hardy to zone (UK) 4 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). The plant is not self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.
The flowers are basically tepals with midribs in all of them. The flowers have 3 petal and 3 sepals. The throat of the flower which is in the centre core is usually of a different color than rest of the flower. The flowers have 6 stamens with two-lobed anthers in each.
Daylily HistoryThese edible flowers record to ages back. Their edible and medicinal usages have been noted since ancient days. This flower was mentioned n the Chinese book called Materia Medica for the first time in 656 A.D. it originated from East Asia. It is assumed that daylilies were first introduced to Europe in 1500 A.D.