Daylily (Hemerocallis) cultivar, species and cultivation discussion
This picture is from a 2011 Korean catalog. The plants look to Hem lilioasphedelus. There is a Campanula blooming along with the Hemerocallis which is when one expect it to bloom. This photo was taken at 
Takamine-kohgen Plateau in the Gunma prefecture. Which appears to be in Japan?
Dont think daylilies grow in the tropics? Look at this picture of a mass of Hemerocallis growing in a park in Brazil. It looks to be some cultivar as it doesn’t look like any known species.
There are a number of daylily farms in Taiwan. The flowers and possibly the buds are harvested for food. Hualien County i Taiwan is well known for its large daylily fields.
Liushidan Mountain(Sixty Stone Mountain) is located to the east of Zhutian Village, Fuli Township, in Hualien County. It is situated at an elevation of around 800 meters above sea level, in the Coastal Mountain Range. There is a daylily field of 300 hectares in size, and along with Chihke Mountain, this is regarded as one of Hualien County’s two large daylily cultivation areas.
FloraTang’s album really demonstrates the amazing expanse of daylily blooms
Flora Tang’s Flickr account
Buddy8d’s photostream on Sixty Stone Mountain in Taiwan
H. minor: Larger size image
H. lilio.: Larger size image
Type specimens of various Hemerocallis species are represented. Some of these species were collected in the early 1900′s. Check under species Species
Russian Taxonomic Collection LE Collections
The Herbarium of Vascular Plants of the Komarov Botanical Institute (LE) is one of the largest collection in the World and main herbarium in Russia. The Herbarium numbers more than 6.000.000 specimens from over the World. Collections from LE are playing an important role as a basic source of data for investigating of plant resources, especially their taxonomy, distribution, phylogeny, morphology, molecular biology, conservation and economic importance
As daylilies begin to grow in the spring, their foliage exhibits distinct traits. Variations in foliage color, growth habit and width are all evident. Hemerocallis citrina species generally have large mounding clumps with exceptionally tall foliage. Hemerocallis fulva can produce large strap-like leaves 3″ wide.
Herbier de la flore française by Louis Antoine Cusin & Edmonde Ansberque. Procédé de reproduction dit phytoxygraphique. Publié sous le patronage du Service du Parc et des Jardins de la ville de Lyon.
Lyon, 1876.
Hemerocallidaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants. The family name is derived from the name of the included genus Hemerocallis. The placement of the included genera, and the circumscription of the family, have varied. The Cronquist system does not recognize the family and includes Hemerocallis in Liliaceae. The APG II system includes the family in Xanthorrhoeaceae, in the order Asparagales in the monocots clade, but allows for its optional segregation as a monophyletic family. Among the best-known members are two popular genera of garden plants, the daylilies (Hemerocallis) and New Zealand flax (Phormium).
According to the Angiosperm Phylogeny website, the family includes the following genera:
A beautiful photo essay on the growing, harvesting and drying of “Golden Needles” daylilies by farmers in Taiwan. An unbelievable number of flowers are harvested. (photos by Dan Shih Golden needle mountain )
“after picking, the farmer airs all Golden Needle buds on the ground, even on the roof of the farm…and finally it become dried products and would be sale to the (food) market.
to view all beautiful scenes from my photos tagged with Golden needle mountain
ps: “dried golden needle buds” is one of the important materials of Chinese food. ” (Dan Shih)
COOKING WITH DAYLILIES
H. darrowiana: The Lost Daylily
Hemerocallis darrowiana is a rare species found only on the Sakhalin Island in Far eastern Russia
Hemerocallis fulva
Taglilienfeld St. Stephan (Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus), Rehling
