DAYLILY
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Hemerocallis fulva L.
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Riley County, Kansas |
Perennial |
Height: 3 - 5 feet tall |
Family: Liliaceae - Lily Family |
Flowering Period: May, June, July, August |
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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". |
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