Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus
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Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus (flava), the lemon lily• Click here to visit our Main Plant List page for current availability of this plant
• common names: lemon lily or daylily
• flowering season: May
• height: 2½ feet
• Light requirements: full sun, or morning sun and afternoon shade
• Soil requirements: average soil is adequate although it likes a rich soil
• Water requirments: drought tolerant altough it likes regular watering
• Growth habit: grows as a slowly widening clump that spreads moderately by underground stolons
• How to propagate: divide in spring or early summer
• Leaf type: arching, long, linear leaves
• Ways to use it: long lived in the garden without much fuss
• Special characteristics: sweetly fragrant flowers
• Other points of interest: on the East Coast -- sometimes found around old, abandoned foundations marking the spot where a house once stood
One of the earliest daylilies to flower each spring, in May, this species, Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus, grows into thick clumps and spreads moderately by sending out stems underground, a foot or two. Very nicely scented are the light lemon yellow flowers. The height of the flower stems is two and a half feet. As with other daylilies, demands little if any care, and is long lived. Another name for it is, Hemerocallis flava.