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Hemerocallis middendorffii

Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae

What it is like

A herb. It grows 40-80 cm high. The roots are rope like and 1.5-3 mm thick. They are fleshy or fibrous but without a tuber. The leaves are narrow. They are 35-80 cm long by 0.8-1.6 cm wide. The base is surrounded by the remains of older leaves. The flowering stalk is short and has 2 or 3 flowers. The flowers have a slight scent. They are yellow or orange. The fruit is a capsule 1.5-2.3 cm long by 1-1.4 cm wide.

There are about 15 Hemerocallis species. Also put in the family Hemerocallidaceae.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in forests and along the edges as well as in wet grassland from near sea level to 2000 m altitude in N China. It suits hardiness zones 5-9.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, China, Japan, Korea, Russia, Slovenia, Tasmania

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Flowers, leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Middendorffova maslenica

Synonyms

Hemerocallis dumortieri subsp. middendorffii (Trautv. & C. A. Mey.) Vorosch.; Hemerocallis dumortieri var. middendorffii (Trautv. & C. A. Mey.) Kitam.;