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Hemerocallis minor
Also called Dwarf yellow day lily, Grass Leaf Day Lily
Small daylily is a compact, grass-leaved perennial from northern Asia, growing up to about 0.5 m with scentless yellow flowers. It is easy to grow in full sun and well-drained soil, and it is hardy in cold winters.
Hemerocallis minor, is also known as dwarf daylily, grassleaf lily and small daylily. It is native to northern Asia (Siberia, Mongolia, China, Korea). The plant grows up through 0.5 m high. Its wide yellow flowers are scentless. It is a hermaphroditic species, pollinated by insects such as honey bees.
In China, the flowers are eaten as a traditional food.
Propagation is by seed, which Hemerocallis minor produces in capsules, and by dividing clumps.
Citron daylily · Orange daylily · Lemon day-lily · Amur daylily · Daylily
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hemerocallis minor 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.
