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Hemerocallis middendorffii
Also called Amur Day Lily, Middendorff's Day Lily, Amur Daylily, Middendorff Daylily, Middendorff's Daylily
Amur daylily is a clump-forming perennial from the Russian Far East, northern China, Korea and Japan, grown for its large golden to orange flowers that appear in summer. It does best in moist soil with sun or light shade.
Hemerocallis middendorffii, known as Amur daylily, is a plant species in the subfamily Hemerocallidoideae of the family Asphodelaceae of the order Asparagales. It is native to the Russian Far East, northwest China, Korea, and Japan. It grows in meadows, mountain slopes, open woods, and scrub. It is cultivated in Asia for its edible flowers.
Easily cultivated on moist soil in a sunny site, but can tolerate poor soil and partial shade. Propagated by division and by seed. Takes 2–3 years to flower from seed.
Plants prefer a neutral to slightly acid soil and will suffer in very acid or alkaline soils. Generally free from pests and diseases. Hardy to USDA zone 4.
Citron daylily · Orange daylily · Lemon day-lily · Small daylily · Daylily
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hemerocallis middendorffii 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.
