Original : A herb. It grows 40-150 cm tall. Plants usually lose their leaves during the winter. The roots are fleshy with swollen tubers near the tip. There can be stolons or runners up to 30 cm long. The leaves are narrow and 50-90 cm long by 1-2.8 cm wide. The flowers occur as double groups of 2-5 flowers. The flowers are yellow or orange. They do not have a scent. They open in the morning and close in the evening of the same day. The fruit is a capsule. It is oval and 2-2.5 cm long by 1.2-1.5 cm wide. Several varieties are recognised{{{0(+x).
Original : It is a temperate plant. It grows in forests and thickets in grasslands and near streams from 300-2500 m altitude in China. It suits hardiness zones 4-9. In XTBG Yunnan. In Sichuan{{{0(+x).
Localisation
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Africa, Asia, Australia, Bosnia, Britain, Canada, China*, Egypt, Europe, Eswatini, Hawaii, India, Indochina, Japan*, Korea, Myanmar, North Africa, North America, Pacific, Russia, SE Asia, Slovenia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, USA, Vietnam{{{0(+x) (traduction automatique).
Original : Africa, Asia, Australia, Bosnia, Britain, Canada, China*, Egypt, Europe, Eswatini, Hawaii, India, Indochina, Japan*, Korea, Myanmar, North Africa, North America, Pacific, Russia, SE Asia, Slovenia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, USA, Vietnam{{{0(+x).
Original : There are about 15 Hemerocallis species. Chemical composition (flowers): Protein = 9.3%. Fat = 25%. Ash = 0.9%. Carbohydrate = 60% (rich in sugar). Rich in Vitamin A and some B vitamins.Also put in the family Hemerocallidaceae{{{0(+x).