Orange Daylily (Hemerocallis aurantiaca)

Family: Hemerocallidaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Hemerocallis aurantiaca is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.8 m (2ft 7in) by 0.5 m (1ft 8in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf all year, in flower from June to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). The plant is not self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Shoots, Roots/Tubers, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour but not so sharp. — Leaves and young shoots - cooked.; They must be consumed when very young or else they become fibrous.; Flowers and flower buds - raw or cooked.; The tubular flowers are about 7.5cm long and 13cm in diameter.

Habitat & North American Range

Thickets, grasslands and streamsides at elevations of 300 - 1000 metres in Guangdong, Guangxi, and Taiwan. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)