Roadside Yellow Lilies

Yellow Daylilies

These are yellow daylilies growing in front of a convenience store in a small patch by railings. The sidewalk is just in front.


[Photos By: KPA]

From some google and image searches, I've identified it as the Hyperion Daylily. Here are its characteristics:

Modern Daylilies are the product of many years of breeding work, resulting in freely blooming plants of the easiest garden culture. They form dense clumps of grassy foliage, with upright stems of trumpet flowers. This classic selection has large, fragrant lemon-yellow flowers. Repeat blooming. Midseason. Plants do not usually require dividing for several years, but are easily split apart in fall or early spring. Spent flower stems can be trimmed back after flowers are finished. Remove old foliage in late fall. An older selection, but still an outstanding garden performer. Award winning.

Flower Colour: Yellow
Blooming Time: Mid Summer, Late Summer
Foliage Color: Deep Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics:
Accent: Good Texture/Form
Border
Containers
Culinary
Cut Flower
Drought Tolerant
Rabbit Resistant
Fragrant
Massed
Specimen
Flower Head Size: Large
Height: 35-39 inches
Spread: 23-35 inches

And more information from this site:

HEIGHT: 36-40 Inches SPREAD: 20-30 Inches ZONE: 3-8 (Here is a "zone" map)

Although an antique in the hermerocallis world (introduced in 1925) this clear yellow flower remains unsurpassed in its color class and is still one of the standard varieties used by gardeners everywhere. Its 4" yellow flowers that bloom in July and August are accented with a pale lime throat and have a sweet fragrance that is lost in most modern hybrids. Easily grown in well-drained soils in full sun to part shade, it is an aggressive enough grower to quickly crowd out weeds if planted in groups, making it a carefree and colorful groundcover. Tolerant of heat and humidity, 'Hyperion' will still appreciate occasional deep watering during dry spells to keep the foliage an attractive back drop for its numerous stems of bloom.

Theodore Luqueer introduced the daylily through cross-breeding:

Theodore Luqueer Mead (February 23, 1852 - May 4, 1936) was an important American naturalist, entomologist and horticulturist...As a horticulturist, he is best known for his pioneering work on the growing and cross-breeding of orchids, and the creation of new forms of caladium, bromeliad, crinum, amaryllis and hemerocallis (daylily). In addition he introduced many new semi-tropical plants, particularly palm varieties, into North America. [Source: Wikipedia]

This sturdy flower with its dynamic yellow color and abundant leaves, brightens up city sidewalks and parks.


Hemerocallis flava
Pierre Joseph Redouté (1817–1824)
Les Liliacées, vol. 1: t. 15, 1805-1816

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