vermontdaylilyman — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:21:53 +0000

Hemerocallis citrina from Dr G Darrow.
Large established clumps blooming July 2009

Hemerocallis citrina

vermontdaylilyman — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:39:12 +0000

Hemerocallis citrina: The nocturnal species

From

H. citrina (Baroni, 1897)

[Baroni, E., Nuovo Giornale Botanico Italiano,
vol.II:4, 1897, p.303-307, t.11]

Synonyms:

H. citrina (nearly from the front)

Photo: Juerg Plodeck (Basel, July 2000), © Copyright Juerg Plodeck 2000

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Inflorescence:	Time:	nocturnal
	Flower:	12-17cm long (incl. 3-5cm long tube), pale lemon-yellow
	Fragrance:	citron-like
	Sepals:	2cm wide, outside greenish with purple tip and indented
	Petals:	2.5cm wide, edges are wavy
	Tube:
	Pedicel:
	Fruit:	up to 3cm long, rather triangular than round, top is blunt and intended
	Seeds:	black, hemispherical, irregularly ribbed
	Scape:	100cm long, branched in the upper quarter, 7-65 flowers
	Bracts:
Leaves:		75-110cm long, 3.5cm wide, dark green (bluish green in sunlight)
Roots:		many stubby, club-shaped swellings with lateral branches
Remarks:	Spreading:
	Growth:
	Sterility:	self-sterile
	Habitat:	North-East China (province Shen-shi)
	Common Names:	Engl.: long yellow daylily, citron daylily German: Dufttaglilie, Zitronentaglilie Japan.: Ukon Kwanzo
	others:	sometimes one gets H. thunbergii as H. citrina; leave basis just above the ground is tinged reddish

H. citrina (from the front)

H. citrina (from the side)