Hemerocallis Fulva, the orange
daylily, is a species of daylily native to Asia. It is very
widely grown as an ornamental plant in temperate climates for
its showy flowers and ease of cultivation. It is not a true
lily in the genus Lilium, but gets its name from the
similarity of the flowers and from the fact that each flower
lasts only one day.
Daylilies
produce elegant, usually trumpet-like blooms in summer and are
easy to grow in many gardens. Individual flowers are
short-lived but each plant produces many flowers, so displays
will last for weeks.
The orange
flowers of the common orange daylily brighten up ditches and
old farmsteads across the country, where they were once
planted by fanciers in droves. These nineteenth century
gardeners didn’t realize how aggressively their orange flowers
would grow, or that one day daylily weed control would be a
serious pursuit.
This
flower was photographed in the community garden at Trafalgar
Court, Fareham. Visit them on Facebook
HERE. |
