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iHemerocallis middendorfii
Image:Liliowiec Middendorfa Hemerocallis middendorffii.jpg Hemerocallis middendorffii var. middendorffii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Hemerocallidaceae Genus: Hemerocallis Species: H. middendorfii
Binomial name
Hemerocallis middendorfii

Hemerocallis middendorfii is a species from Far East Russia, NW China, Korea and Japan. Grows in meadows, mountain slopes, open woods and scrub. It is cultivated in the Orient for its edible flowers.

[edit] Description

Herbaceous perennial with linear arching leaves to 60 cm. Flower scapes 20-90 cm. Flowers 5-6, golden yellow to clear orange, large in a terminal head. Flowers in July for 2-3 weeks and often rebloms in September. Two varieties are recognized:

• var. middendorfii - To 90 cm. Flowers orange, odorless with elliptic to spathulate tepals. Bracts ovate, 2-2.5 cm. The range of the species.
• var. longibracteata Xiong - 20-35 cm. Flowers yellow, fragrant with lanceolate tepals. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, 3-6 cm. Endemic to China.

[edit] Cultivation

Easily cultivated on moist soil in a sunny site, but can tolerate poor soil and in partial shade. Propaged by division and by seed and. Takes 2-3 years to flower from seed. Plants prefer a neutral to slightly acid soil and will suffer in very acid or alkaline soils. Generally free from pests and diseases. Hardy to USDA zone 4.

[edit] References

• Flora of China http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=240001298

Epibase 09:51, 21 November 2006 (UTC)