title: Hemerocallis middendorffii var. esculenta
text: # Hemerocallis middendorffii var. esculenta
  
  Hemerocallis middendorffii var. esculenta (synonym Hemerocallis esculenta) known as nikkōkisuge or zenteika (in Japanese: 日光黄菅 or 禅庭花) is a perennial plant belonging to the family Asphodelaceae. It is native to Japan. Its yellow flower blooms in early summer, especially in the highlands of Japan in large groups.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  Some of the places where nikkōkisuge grows include:
  
  * Kirifuri Highland, Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture
  * Numappara Shitsugen (Wetland), Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture
  * Lake Oguni, Fukushima Prefecture
  * Lake Nozori, Gunma Prefecture
  * Ozegahara, in Gunnma Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture and Niigata Prefecture Prefectures
  * Nikkōkisuge in the Shiga Highlands, Nagano Prefecture
  