Hemerocallis dumortieri E.Morren

A herb. It is a plant which keeps growing from year to year. It loses its leaves during the winter. The roots are slightly fleshy with swollen tubers near the tip. It grows 45-60 cm high and spreads 40-50 cm wide. The leaves are in a clump and are stiff and narrow. They are 40-45 cm long by 1.502 cm wide. The flowering stems rise up and arch over. The flowers are small and open in the morning and close the next morning. The flowers are rich yellow and starry. They are reddish-brown in bud. The fruit is a capsule and is almost round.

It is a temperate plant. It is frost hardy. It suits hardiness zones 4-9.

The fresh flower buds can be fried. They can also be dried and used in soups. Young shoots are also edible.

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.