Hemerocallis
Also known as daylilies, daylily, day lily, day lilies
A daylily, day lily or ditch-lily is a flowering plant in the genus Hemerocallis , a member of the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae, native to Asia. Despite the common name, it is not taxonomically classified in the lily genus. Gardening enthusiasts and horticulturists have long bred Hemerocallis species for their attractive flowers; a select few species of the genus have edible petals, while some are extremely toxic. Thousands of cultivars have been registered by the American Daylily Society, the only internationally recognized registrant according to the International Code
Species
orange day-lily
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAsphodelaceae
Native toAlbania, Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan
Observations39,336
Common Name: gum-soy
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Research
263 papersArticle
15 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Etymology
- Distribution and habitat
- Cultivation
- Cultivars
- Awards
- Pests and diseases
- Toxicity
- Uses
- See also
- References
- External links
- Daylily societies
A daylily, day lily or ditch-lily is a flowering plant in the genus Hemerocallis , a member of the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae, native to Asia. Despite the common name, it is not taxonomically classified in the lily genus. Gardening enthusiasts and horticulturists have long bred Hemerocallis species for their attractive flowers; a select few species of the genus have edible petals, while some are extremely toxic. Thousands of cultivars have been registered by the American Daylily Society, the only internationally recognized registrant according to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. The plants are perennial, bulbous plants, whose common name alludes to its flowers, which typically last about a day.
== Description == thumb|Daylilies on Block Island, Rhode Island|Block Island, [[Rhode Island.]] thumb|The orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) in China