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Daylily
Hybrid daylily 'Tom Collins'
Hybrid daylily 'Tom Collins'
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Hemerocallidaceae
Genus: Hemerocallis
Species

See text. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Liliopsida is a Botanical name for the class containing the family Liliaceae (or Lily Family Asparagales is an order of Flowering plants The order must include the family Asparagaceae, but other families included in the order have varied markedly Hemerocallidaceae is the Botanical name of a family of Flowering plants.

Daylilies comprise the small genus Hemerocallis of flowering plants in the family Hemerocallidaceae. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic Hemerocallidaceae is the Botanical name of a family of Flowering plants. They are not true lilies which are Lilium in Liliaceae. The Liliaceae, or the lily family, is a family of Monocotyledons in the order Liliales.

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Description

These plants are Perennial. A perennial plant or perennial ( Latin per, "through" annus, "year" is a Plant that lives for more than The name Hemerocallis comes from the Greek words ἡμέρα (hēmera) "day" and καλός (kalos) "beautiful". This is a list of Greek words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages The flowers of most species open at sunrise and wither at sunset, possibly replaced by another one on the same stem the next day. Some species are night-blooming. Daylilies are not commonly used as cut flowers for formal flower arranging, yet they make good cut flowers otherwise as new flowers continue to open on cut stems over several days. Floristry is the general term used to describe the professional floral trade

Originally native from Europe to China, Korea, and Japan, their large showy flowers have made them popular worldwide. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. There are over 60,000 registered cultivars. A cultivar is a cultivated Plant that has been selected and given a unique name because of its decorative or useful characteristics it is usually distinct from similar Only a few cultivars are scented. Some cultivars rebloom later in the season, particularly if their developing seedpods are removed.

Daylilies occur as a clump including leaves, the crown, and the roots. The long, often linear lanceolate leaves are grouped into opposite flat fans with leaves arching out to both sides. In Botany, the following terms are used to describe the shape of plant leaves: Acicular ( acicularis) Slender and pointed needle-like In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. In Botany, phyllotaxis or phyllotaxy is the arrangement of the leaves on the stem of a Plant. The crown of a daylily is the small white portion between the leaves and the roots, an essential part of the fan. Along the flower stem or scape, small leafy "proliferations" may form at nodes or in bracts. In Botany, scapes are flowering stems usually leafless rising from the crown or roots of a plant A stem is one of two main structural axes of a Vascular plant. In Botany, a bract is a modified or specialized Leaf. Bracts are ordinarily associated with reproductive structures (subtending Flowers Inflorescence These proliferations form roots when planted and are the exact clones of the parent plant. Cloning in Biology is the process of producing populations of genetically-identical individuals that occurs in nature when organisms such as Bacteria, Insects Some daylilies show elongated widenings along the roots, made by the plant mostly for water storage and an indication of good health.

The flower consists of three petals and three sepals, collectively called tepals, each with a midrib in the same or in a contrasting color. A petal (from Ancient Greek petalon "leaf" "thin plate" regarded as a highly modified leaf is one member or part of the corolla A sepal (from Latin separatus "separate" + petalum "petal" is a part of the flower of Angiosperms or flower plants Tepals are elements of the Perianth, or outer part of a flower which include the Petals or Sepals The term tepal is usually used when all segments The centermost section of the flower, called the throat, has usually a different and contrasting color. There are six stamens, each with a two-lobed anther. The stamen ( Plural stamina or stamens, from Latin stamen meaning "thread of the warp " is the male The stamen ( Plural stamina or stamens, from Latin stamen meaning "thread of the warp " is the male After pollination, the flower forms a pod. Pollination in angiosperms and Gymnosperms is the process that transfers pollen grains, which contain the male Gametes (sperm to where the female

Daylilies can be grown in USDA plant hardiness zones 1 through 11, making them some of the most adaptable landscape plants. A hardiness zone is a geographically-defined zone in which a specific category of Plant life is capable of growing as defined by Temperature hardiness or ability Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land including physical elements such as Landforms living elements of flora and fauna abstract elements such as lighting Most of the cultivars have been developed within the last 100 years. The large-flowered clear yellow 'Hyperion', introduced in the 1920s, heralded a return to gardens of the once-dismissed daylily, and is still widely available. Daylily breeding has been a specialty in the United States, where their heat- and drought-resistance made them garden standbys during the later 20th century. Plant breeding is the art and science of changing the genetics of plants for the benefit of humankind New cultivars have sold for thousands of dollars, but sturdy and prolific introductions soon reach reasonable prices.

'Kwanzo' - a triple-flowered triploid cultivar
'Kwanzo' - a triple-flowered triploid cultivar

Tawny Daylily Hemerocallis fulva, and sweet-scented H. Polyploidy occurs in cells and Organisms when there are more than two homologous sets of Chromosomes. Hemerocallis fulva (Orange Daylily Tawny Daylily Tiger Daylily or Ditch Daylily is a species of Hemerocallis, native to Asia from the Hemerocallis fulva (Orange Daylily Tawny Daylily Tiger Daylily or Ditch Daylily is a species of Hemerocallis, native to Asia from the lilioasphodelus (H. flava is an illegitimate name), colloquially called Lemon Lily, were early imports from England to 17th century American gardens and soon established themselves. Tawny Daylily is so widely growing wild that it is often considered a native wildflower. It is called Roadside or Railroad Daylily, and gained the nickname Wash-house or Outhouse Lily because it was frequently planted at such buildings.

Hemerocallis is one of the most hybridized of all garden plants, with registrations of new hybrids being made in the thousands each year in the search for new traits. Hybridizers have extended the plant's color range from the yellow, orange, and pale pink of the species, to vibrant reds, purples, lavenders, greenish tones, near-black, near-white, and more. However, a blue daylily is a milestone yet to be reached.

Other flower traits that hybridizers develop include height, scent, ruffled edges, contrasting "eyes" in the center of the bloom, and an illusion of glitter or "diamond dust. " Sought-after improvements in foliage include color, variegation, disease resistance, the ability to form large, neat clumps and being evergreen or semi-evergreen instead of herbaceous (also known as "dormant" — the foliage dies back during the winter. A herbaceous plant (or in botanical use a Herb) is a Plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of )

A recent trend in hybridizing is to focus on tetraploid plants, with thicker petal substance and sturdier stems. Polyploidy occurs in cells and Organisms when there are more than two homologous sets of Chromosomes. Until this trend took root, nearly all daylilies were diploid. "Haplo" redirects here For the fictional character see The Death Gate Cycle. "Tets," as they are called by aficionados, have double the number of chromosomes as a diploid plant. [1] Only one cultivar is known to be triploid, the brilliant orange 'Kwanzo' or 'Kwanso,' which cannot set seed and is reproduced solely by underground runners (stolons) and division. Polyploidy occurs in cells and Organisms when there are more than two homologous sets of Chromosomes. Usually referred to as a "double," meaning producing flowers with double the usual number of petals (e. g. , daylily 'Double Grapette'), 'Kwanzo' actually produces triple the usual number of petals.

Culinary use

Dried golden needles
Dried golden needles
A bowl of daylily soup
A bowl of daylily soup

The flowers of some species are edible and are used in Chinese cuisine. Chinese cuisine ( Traditional Chinese: 中國菜 Simplified Chinese: 中国菜 originated from the various regions of China and has become widespread in They are sold (fresh or dried) in Asian markets as gum jum or golden needles (金针 in Chinese; pinyin: jīnzhēn) or yellow flower vegetables (黃花菜 in Chinese; pinyin: huánghuācài). An Asian supermarket, sometimes called an " Oriental Supermarket ", is a grocery store in non- Asian countries that stock items imported They are used in hot and sour soup, daylily soup (金針花湯), Buddha's delight, and moo shu pork. Hot and sour soup can refer to soups from several Asian culinary traditions Buddha's delight, often transliterated as Luóhàn zhāi, lo han jai, or lo hon jai, is a vegetarian Moo shu pork (also spelled moo shi pork or mu xu pork) The young green leaves and the tubers of some (but not all) species are also edible. Tubers are various types of modified plant structures that are enlarged to store Nutrients They are used by Plants to overwinter and regrow the next year The plant has also been used for medicinal purposes.

Species

This is a list of species, not of cultivars, which number in the thousands:

Hemerocallis minor dried seed pods
Hemerocallis minor dried seed pods
Hemerocallis thunbergii
Hemerocallis thunbergii

References

  1. ^ Daylilies undated info page at University of Nebraska. The University of Nebraska is the public University system in the state of Nebraska, USA. Accessed August 1, 2007.

See also

External links

Dr Arlow Burdette Stout (1876-1957 was an American Botanist and the pioneer breeder of the modern hybrid Daylily.

Dictionary

daylily

-noun

  1. Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Hemerocallis, that have fleshy roots, grasslike leaves and colourful flowers that bloom for just one day.
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