Synonym : Hemerocallis citrina
Order : Asparagales | Family : Hemerocallidaceae
The name Hemerocallis derives from Greek words ἡμέρα (hēmera) "day" and καλός (kalos) "beautiful".
The flower is strictly day-opening. Opening in the morning and closing in the evening of the same day.
It is native to Asia, from the Caucasus through the Himalaya to China , Japan and southearstern Russia China
H. fluva is originally a diploid plant. Most hybrids are tetrapoids. However, the kwanso variety is a tripoid. Tripoids and tetrapoids plants cannot seed, they reproduces only by stolons and division.
In the United States and Canada
The flowers are edible and are used in Chinese cuisine and medicine. They are sold either fresh or dried.
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ReplyDeleteRe: Breeding with triploids
I have a strong interest in unusual daylilies.
I am attaching a link for a picture of a seedling that blooms in September.
This is a picture from yesterday. It is H. Thumbergii x H. Kwanso.
It is unusual for the following reasons.
H. Kwanso is a triploid and usually sterile.
This seedling blooms until October with more than 100 blooms.
It is not rizomous so it clumps, rather than spreads.
The H. Thubergii was a seedling from Darrel Apps that
was very fertile and pods with up to 50 seeds.
The foliage is very wide and a light olive green.
The apps seedling was crossed with a melon based
lily so offspring from this should generate nice pinks and melons.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/213850682295697407