H. thunbergii (Barr emend. Baker, 1890)[Baker, J.G., The Gardeners' Chronicle, ser.III, vol.8, 1890, p.94] |
| Synonyms: | H. serotina (Focke, 1889) H. sulphurea (Nakai, 1932) |
H. thunbergii (nearly from the front) Photo: Juerg Plodeck (Basel, 2003), © Copyright Juerg Plodeck 2003 [ click on image for full image ] |
| Inflorescence: | Time: | opening at night, for a long time |
| Flower: | lemon-yellow, greenish throat | |
| Fragrance: | fragrant | |
| Sepals: | ovate with blunt ends | |
| Petals: | spatulate with indented ends | |
| Tube: | 3cm long | |
| Pedicel: | 1.2-1.8cm long | |
| Fruit: | 3cm long, 2cm in diameter, obovate, abruptly narrowed towards the base | |
| Seeds: | 0.6cm long, elliptical | |
| Scape: | 100-115cm long, thin, erect, branched in the upper quarter, 4-20 flowers | |
| Bracts: | elongated, lanceolate, lower ones up to 8cm long | |
| Leaves: | 85cm high mound, 0.8-2.4cm wide, graceful, dark green | |
| Roots: | ||
| Remarks: | Spreading: | producing runners |
| Growth: | compact | |
| Sterility: | ||
| Habitat: | northern China, Japan | |
| Common Names: | Engl.: Thunberg's daylily, late yellow daylily German: Thunbergs Taglilie, späte Wiesentaglilie Japan.: Kaori Kisuge (Nakai) |
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H. thunbergii (from the front) Photo: Juerg Plodeck (Basel, 2003), © Copyright Juerg Plodeck 2003 [ click on image for full image ] |
H. thunbergii (from the side) Photo: Juerg Plodeck (Basel, 2003), © Copyright Juerg Plodeck 2003 [ click on image for full image ] |