title: Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
text: # Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
  
  Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus (syn. Hemerocallis flava, known as lemon daylily, lemon lily, yellow daylily, and other names) is a plant of the genus Hemerocallis. It is found across China, in Europe in N.E. Italy and Slovenia and is one of the first daylilies used for breeding new daylily cultivars.
  
  Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus grows in big, spreading clumps, and its leaves grow to 75 cm (30 in) long. Its scapes each bear from 3 through 9 sweetly fragrant, lemon-yellow flowers.
  
  ## Culinary use
  
  The flowers of some daylillies, including Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus are edible and are used in Chinese and Japanese cuisine.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
  * Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
  * Dried golden needles
  * Comparison showing flower in visible light, ultraviolet, and infrared. Note the nectar guide pattern visible in UV
  * Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus Stamen under the microscope. Magnification x9
  