DAYLILY
File Size: 18.6 KB
 
Hemerocallis fulva  L.
Riley County, Kansas
Perennial
Height: 3 - 5 feet tall
Family: Liliaceae - Lily Family
Flowering Period:   May, June, July, August
Also Called: Ditch lily.
Stems: Flowering stalks erect.
Leaves: Basal, narrow, linear, 20 to 40 inches long, .4 to 1.2 inches wide, smooth; tip pointed.
Inflorescences: Umbel, corymb-like, irregular, several flowered.
Flowers: Broadly bell-shaped to funnel-like, to 4 inches across, orange with yellowish center; perianth segments 6; lobes 5.4 to 4 inches long, spreading or somewhat curved back; tube to 1.6 inch long; stamens 6; anthers turned inward; stigma small, style exceeding anthers.
Fruits: Capsule; seeds
Habitat: Roadsides, stream banks, edges of woods, pastures, abandoned farm sites.
Distribution: Principally east 1/2 of Kansas.
Origin: Native to Europe and Asia. An introduced plant that escaped from cultivation.
Uses: Sometimes cooked or eaten in salads, but may be toxic.
Comments: Hemerocallis is from the Greek words meaning "beautiful" and "day". The flowers only open for a short time giving it the common name "daylily".

Daylily
68.8 KB
Ottawa County, Kansas
Daylily
114 KB
Ottawa County, Kansas
Daylily
90 KB
Ottawa County, Kansas
Daylily
165 KB
Ottawa County, Kansas
Daylily
61 KB
Cherokee County, Kansas