#ditch lily

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Orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva); also called ditch lily, tawny lily, corn lily, and tiger day-lily (among other names).

Hemerocallis fulva 'Barbara Mitchell' / 'Barbara Mitchell' Daylily at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

These blooms typically won’t last more than a day so we wasted no time capturing them.

A rain-soaked ditch lily bursts with color, its speckled petals glowing in shades of gold, orange, and crimson. Fresh droplets accent every detail, turning an ordinary roadside bloom into a vibrant display of summer.

Shading experiment and character design

Hemerocallis fulva, or tiger 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 superficial similarity of its flowers to Lilium and from the fact that each flower lasts only one day. The plants grow well in full sun to open shade, and are drought tolerant. H. fulva is winter hardy to UDSA Zone 4. The flowers, leaves, and tubers of the orange daylily are edible. Leaves and shoots can be eaten raw or cooked when very young (or they become too fibrous). The flowers and young tubers can also be eaten raw or cooked. The flowers can be dried and used as a thickener in soup. The cooked flower buds, served with butter, taste like green beans or wax beans. The tubers are a good potato substitute. (X)