Fulva Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva longituba)

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

Hemerocallis fulva longituba is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 4 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to August. 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, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant nutty flavour. — Leaves and young shoots - cooked.; They must be consumed when very young or else they become fibrous.; Flowers and flower buds - raw or cooked.; They can be dried and used as a thickener in soups etc.

Habitat & North American Range

Long cultivated, the plant is not known in the wild. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)