Yellow Day Lily

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	4-8 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Dry, Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Soil pH	6.0-7.0
Drought resistant	True
Physical characteristics
Height	0.6
Width (m)	0.6
Root type	Fibrous
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Perennial
Layer	Herbs
Propagation method	Division, Seed - direct sow
When to sow (outdoors)	6 weeks after last frost
When to plant (division)	Autumn
Uses
Utility	Weaving material, Ground cover, Fragrance
Edible	true
Edible parts	Flowers, Leaves, Root, Shoots
Warning	Toxic for cats
Names
Alternate name	daylily
Taxonomy
Family	Hemerocallidaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	Eastern Asia, Albania, Altay, Amur, China North-Central, China Southeast, Italy, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Manchuria, Mongolia, Primorye, West Siberia, Yugoslavia
Introduced into	Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Bulgaria, Connecticut, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, Fiji, France, Germany, Haiti, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana, Jamaica, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Texas, Thailand, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Windward Is., Wisconsin
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Created: 2020-11-13 19:05:56 UTC
Last updated: 2025-05-28 20:43:17 UTC by andrew-haupt

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Despite it’s name it is not a lily. Edible for humans but toxic for cats.

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