Dumortier's daylily (Hemerocallis dumortieri)

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

Hemerocallis dumortieri is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in) by 0.6 m (2ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 4 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from May to June. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

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

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant sweetness and no unpleasant after-taste. — 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 flowers are crisp and juicy with a pleasant sweetness and no unpleasant after-taste.

Habitat & North American Range

Meadows in the mountains of N. and C. Japan. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)