HEMEROCALLIS 



(From the Greek hanera, a day, and katos, beautiful) 

 Liliacea 



65. Hemerocallis aurantiaca, var. major 

 English Name: Orange day lily. 



JAPAN LATE JUNE THROUGH AUGUST 



FRAGRANT, bright orange, lilylike flowers, sometimes nine inches 

 long and five to six inches wide, reddish brown on the outside, borne 

 in clusters of six to eight flowers on long upright stems two and one 

 half to three feet high. 

 Leaves long and grass- 

 like, bluish green in color. 

 Excellent in clumps in 

 the herbaceous border or 

 rock garden or for natu- 

 ralizing by the edge of 

 ponds. Good also for 

 cutting. The individual 

 flowers are short-lived, 

 but are bor«€^in good 

 succession. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of easiest cul- 

 ture. Will thrive in any 

 good garden soil, in sun or 

 shade, but docs best in 

 moist places and partial 

 shade. Can be left four 

 or five years without 

 dividing. 



Propagate by seed or 

 bv division. 



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