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Asphodelaceae
Orange Day Lily
Hemerocallis fulva
Motherhood and freedom from worry.
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Genus
- Hemerocallis
- Native to
- China, Japan, Korea
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 2-4 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- adaptable; any well-drained soil
- Water
- low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Each flower lasts only one day — the genus name comes from Greek 'hemera' (day) and 'kallos' (beauty).
- It spreads so aggressively by rhizomes that it lines roadsides across the eastern US, earning the name 'ditch lily.'
- In Chinese cuisine, the dried buds (jin zhen, golden needles) are a classic ingredient in hot and sour soup.
- It is a triploid sterile clone, meaning every tawny daylily in the world is genetically identical.
- Chinese mothers traditionally planted it by the door to ease the worries of pregnancy and birth.
Color meanings
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motherhood
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forgetfulness of sorrow
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devotion