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Hemerocallis citrina
Also called Citron Day Lily, Long Yellow Day Lily, Long Yellow Daylily
Citron daylily is a tall, fragrant perennial with lemon-yellow trumpet flowers that bloom in early summer. It is grown mainly for its edible flowers and buds, and is usually grown in the open garden rather than indoors.
Hemerocallis citrina, commonly known as citron daylily and long yellow daylily, is a species of herbaceous perennial plant in the family Asphodelaceae.
Consuming its raw or undercooked non-dried flowers may cause unwellness. Symptoms include vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
This species is native to East Asia and China. It grows in forest margins, grassy fields and slopes, at an elevation of 0–2,000 metres (0–6,562 ft) above sea level.
The tubers, inflorescences, buds and flowers can all be cooked and eaten.
Orange daylily · Lemon day-lily · Amur daylily · Small daylily · Daylily
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hemerocallis citrina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
