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Family: Hemerocallidaceae (hem-er-oh-kal-id-AY-see-ee) (Info) Genus: Hemerocallis (hem-er-oh-KAL-iss) (Info) Species: flava (FLA-vuh) (Info) Hybridized by Linn; Year of Registration or Introduction: 1762
Height: 12-18 in. (30-45 cm) 18-24 in. (45-60 cm) 24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Spacing: 18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
Hardiness: USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F) USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F) USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
On Apr 21, 2006, berrygirl from Braselton, GA (Zone 7b) wrote:
This is my first daylily to bloom each Spring. It just opened 2 blooms today. At lunch they were closed and a few hours later they were opened- amazing!! I love the smell and they are absolutely fool-proof plants and so care-free. Mine are beginning to multiply this year.
On Feb 5, 2006, rutholive from Tonasket, WA (Zone 5a) wrote:
I have grown this particular hemerocallis for at least 50 years. Always very early, very fragrant, nice lemon yellow flower. I can't find it listed in my Hemorcallis Check List for 1893 to July 1, 1957. I do know it was introduced many many years ago. Don't know why it isn't in the checklist. I listed it in my catalog as Lemon Lily, liliasphodelus. Now I worry about what the correct spelling and name for this very fragrant daylily really is. DonnaS
On Nov 8, 2004, echoes from Southern MB Canada wrote:
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus syn. flava is a very early blooming species daylily. It's flowers are a light yellow, funnel-shaped, 7- 8 cm long and are sweetly scented. Scapes have 6-9 flowers. Spreads underground. It can be propagated by division or seed (not pollinated with other varieties of daylilies). May be known as an heirloom, but heirloom does not necessarily mean species.
On May 23, 2004, Dan_Brown from Elm Grove, LA wrote:
This is one of my first daylilies to bloom and is in full force now and a bit behind is another heirloom orange variety that does well in this area. I dug both of these up from abandoned home sites and they are all in bad need of separating, as are my irises. I enjoy cut daylilies as I have discovered that they will contnue to open in succession if you keep the water fresh and remove the spent blossoms daily. I have never noticed much scent however as mentioned above in these heirloom ones I have.
Blessed, Dan Brown, Elm Grove, LA
On Jan 17, 2003, Terry from Murfreesboro, TN (Zone 7a) wrote:
A fragrant daylily species, the scent is lemon-y; blooms are clear yellow.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Riverside, California Braselton, Georgia Cordele, Georgia Waterman, Illinois Macy, Indiana Hanson, Kentucky Salvisa, Kentucky Elm Grove, Louisiana Lisbon, Maine Dearborn Heights, Michigan Pinconning, Michigan Scottville, Michigan Troy, Missouri Freehold, New Jersey Metuchen, New Jersey Fleischmanns, New York Bucyrus, Ohio Glouster, Ohio Nashport, Ohio Osceola, Pennsylvania North Augusta, South Carolina Kalama, Washington Ellsworth, Wisconsin
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