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Hemerocallis Flava or Yellow
Day-lily
Hemerocallis Flava. Yellow Day-lily
Class and Order
Hexandria Monogynia
Generic Character
Corolla campanulata, tubus cylindraceus
Stamina declinata
Specific Character and Synonyms
HEMEROCALLIS flava foliis lineari-subulatis carinatis, corollis
flavis. Linn. Syst. Veg. ed. 14. p. 339.
LILIUM luteum, asphodeli radice. Bauh. Pin. 80.
The Yellow Day-Lily. Parkins. Parad. p. 148.
This Genus has been called Hemerocallis, in English, Day-Lily, from
the short duration of its blossoms, but these are not quite so
fugacious in this species as in the fulva.
It very rarely happens that Linnĉus, in his specific character of a
plant, has recourse to color, he has however in this instance; but
this seems to arise from his considering them rather as varieties,
than species. To us they appear to be perfectly distinct, and in
addition to several other characters, the flava is distinguished by
the fragrance of its blossoms.
This species is an inhabitant of Hungary and Siberia, and
consequently bears our climate exceedingly well; it requires a moist
soil, and a situation somewhat shady, and is easily propagated by
parting its roots in autumn.
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