Plant Information
Common Name: LILLY - DAYLILLY, WHITE
Scientific Name: Hemerocallis 'Joan Senior'
Scientific Name: Hemerocallis 'Joan Senior'
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R95.00
Description
- Perennial
- The Daylily is native to Eurasia, including China, Korea and Japan.
- The name 'daylily' derives from the flowers which only last for one day.
- They open in early morning, wither during the following night - and are replaced by a new flower on the same flower stalk the next day.
- Daylilies grow as a clump and have thickened roots in which they store food and water over winter.
- It has long, arching, grassy leaves that are grouped into opposite fans.
- 'Joan Senior' is one of the best near white daylilies ever created.
- It is an elegant early mid-season daylilly that produces an abundance of creamy white flowers and soft lime-green throats.
- Daylilies need full sun to partial shade and are not particular as to soil type or pH.
- They can be propagated by sowing seeds in summer or by planting the small leafy "proliferations" that form at nodes or in bracts along the flower stalks - they will root.
- Daylilies die down in winter and the dead leaves should be left on the ground to ensure effective cover for the root clump.
- In late autumn or winter, overgrown clumps can also be dug up and carefully divided.
- Early spring they need to be tidied and cleaned up before they start to grow for the new season.
- Daylilies will attract butterflies and bees to the garden.
- They are low maintenance perennials that can be planted as weed-excluding ground covers.
- Daylilies will survive harsh conditions that other plants cannot, like under and around trees, polluted city environments, slopes and poor or dry soils.
Culinary Uses
- The daylily plant is edible and is considered as a delicacy by wild food gardeners and knowledgeable chefs.
- The flowers (with the pistil and stamens removed), can be eaten at any stage - from the green bud up to when they begin to wither.
- The petals of fully open flowers are thick, crisp and juicy with a delicate sweetness at their base due to the nectar they contain.
- Daylily flowers taste like butter lettuce.
- It can be eaten raw, added to salads or used to garnish plates and platters.
- Flowers can be dipped in batter and fried, stuffed with a filling or it can be used as a container for spreads or sour cream.
- Cooked flower buds taste like green beans.
- In Asian cooking newly wilted flowers are dried and used as a vegetable and thickening agent - remember to check for bees that might be trapped inside.
- Buds that are just about to open can be sautéed in a mixture of olive oil and butter, and then seasoned with salt and pepper.
- Very young shoots can be harvested in early spring - they taste like creamed onions when simmered in butter.
- They are also excellent raw, in salads, with a dip, or in a stir-fry.
- The thick, fleshy, sausage-shaped roots (harvested in winter), are crisp and have a nutty flavor.
- They can be eaten raw, added to salads, soups and stews, be cooked, stir-fried or creamed and served as a side dish in place of potatoes.
Parts Used
- The young shoots, flower buds, flowers and roots.
Medicinal Uses. It is said that
- When fully opened, the flowers petals are at their most nutritious, containing reasonable quantities oils, protein (mainly from their pollen), carbohydrates (from the nectar) as well as iron.
- Daylily flower buds are good sources of beta carotene and vitamin C.
- The juice of the roots is an effective antidote in cases of arsenic poisoning and the roots also have a folk history of use in the treatment of cancer.
- In China, the roots are used as a mild diuretic and laxative.
- Caution:
- Some people might have allergic reactions to unusual compounds in plants.
- If you are trying them for the first time, start with a nibble and wait an hour before trying more.
- If it tastes bitter, too spicy, weird or unpalatable, don't swallow it and spit out.
- Personally, I found that, if eating the raw petals of more than two daylily flowers, it gets too spicy - only consume small amounts.
- Never eat landscape plants that might be sprayed with pesticides or plants growing near a busy roadway.
- Do not confuse daylilies with true lilies which are not edible.
Other Uses
- Daylilies are good cut flowers because new flowers will continue to open on cut stems over several days.
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