Daylily is a perennial herbaceous plant, also known as the forget-sorrow herb.

Other names for the daylily

Also called yellow flower vegetable, golden needle vegetable, deer scallion, Sichuan forget-sorrow herb, forget-sorrow, red thorn, and so on.

Morphological characteristics of the daylily

A perennial herbaceous plant, with a relatively thick and short rhizome, possessing fleshy fibrous roots, most of which enlarge and take a narrow, elongated spindle shape. The leaves grow in clumps from the base, linear-lanceolate, 30-60 cm long and about 2.5 cm wide, with a white powdery coating on the underside. In summer it produces large orange-yellow flowers; the flower scape is longer than the leaves and can even reach more than 1 m in height; the panicle is terminal, with 6-12 flowers, and the pedicels are about 1 cm long; the flowers are 7-12 cm long, the base of the perianth is thick and short and funnel-shaped, up to 2.5 cm long, with slightly wavy edges; the ovary is superior, and the style is slender.

The main characteristics of this species are: the roots are nearly fleshy, with spindle-shaped swellings in the middle and lower parts; the leaves are generally relatively wide; the flowers open in the morning and wither in the evening, are unscented, orange-red and orange-yellow, and the lower part of the inner perianth lobes has pointed, protruding nectar marks. These characteristics can distinguish it from other species native to this country. The flowering and fruiting period is 5-7 months.

Growth habits of the daylily

It is robust in nature, cold-tolerant, and can overwinter outdoors in North China; it has relatively strong adaptability, likes moisture and is also relatively cold-tolerant, likes sunlight and also tolerates semi-shade. It is not selective about soil, but moist soil rich in humus and with good drainage is preferable, and it should grow above an altitude of 300-2500 m.

The flower language of the daylily

Forgotten love. The daylily is also called the forget-sorrow herb, representing "forgetting all unhappy things."

Let go of him (her), let go of sorrow.

Hidden feelings.

The flower language of the daylily is the forgetting of love.

At the same time, it is also the mother flower of China.