Daylilies with Pizazz
After writing the column on nocturnal Daylilies, I became entranced with writing some more about these flowers with fragrance. We haven't discussed the various species of Daylilies so now is the perfect time to begin.
We need a definition of "species." A species is a plant either from the wild or cultivated from wild stock. Most were named and described from Europe or North America, but did include species from China. Dr. Stout did a landmark study, which included information from Dr. Shiu-Ying Hu and concluded that there were 13 species. A little later Dr. Shiu-Ying published an additional list of species. He had worked with Dr. Stout when he published his first findings.
First we will list the species in the table below. The person who recognized and described the species is listed to the right of the name.
| Stout's Descriptions | Dr. Shiu-Ying Hu | |
|---|---|---|
| Hemorocallis aurantiaca - Baker | Hemorocallis altissima - Stout | |
| Hemerocallis citrina - Baroni | ||
| Hemerocalllis coreana - Nakai | ||
| Hemerocallis dumortierii - Morren | Hemerocallis esculenta - Koidzumi | |
| Hemerocallis exaltata Stout | Hemerocallis graminea Andrews | |
| Hemerocallis flava - Linn | Hemerocallis hakunensis - Nakai | |
| Hemerocallis forrestii - Diels | Hemerocallis littorea - Makino | |
| Hemerocallis fulva = Linn | Hemerocallis micrantha = Nakai | |
| Hemerocallis longituba - Miquel | Hemerocallis pedicellata - Nakai | |
| Hemerocallis middendorffii - Trautvetter and Meyer | - | |
| Hemerocallis minor - Miller | - | |
| Hemerocallis multiflora - Stout | ||
| Hemerocallis - nana | - | |
| Hemerocallis plicata - Stapf | - | |
| Hemerocallis thunbergii - Baker | - |
Note:Next time we will finish the explanation of the various species. Please understand that not all people would consider each of the above plants to be a species. This study was done by two people who were noted for their skill at identifying species plants.
Let the Fun Begin!
The only two that we are going to look at this month is the H. citrina and H. altissima. These two species seem to represent the characteristic of frangrance in most of the newer varieties of Daylilies. We will list various fragrant Daylilies in the next paragraphs. All of these Daylilies are located at the link for TETRINA'S DAUGHTER.
TETRINA'S DAUGHTER (Griesbach and Fay)has lemon yellow blooms on tall scapes. The petals are ruffled and it has a strong lemon fragrance. It is night flowering. It blooms mid-season and is considered an advanced tetraploid from of the species citrina.
DRUID'S CHANT (Stamile) is a lavender with purple eye. It is 23" tall , semi-evergreen and a tetraploid. I saw it priced at $95. If I could buy one really expensive Daylily, it would be this one.
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