Orange Day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva)

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Hemerocallis fulva - Wikipedia
Hemerocallis fulva - USDA PLANTS Database
Hemerocallis fulva - Identify That Plant (great video on page)

Duration: Perennial from tuberous roots

Native to: Asia

Edibility: Flowers

Status in Yard: One stand in myrtle bed

Orange Day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva) grows in the bed just to the west of the back patio. The flowers are edible, and I have eaten several of them since I moved in.

This photo was taken on May 1, 2014.

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On October 19, 2014, I saw that one of the day lily flower stalks had produced seed capsules.

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Another view of the seed capsules.

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