Hemerocallis dumortieri var. dumortieri("Himekanzo")
Japanese name: ヒメカンゾウ（姫萱草） Scientific name:Hemerocallis dumortieri var. dumortieri
[Overview]
A perennial 25–40 cm tall.
It has a rhizome.
The leaves emerge from the base and are arranged in 2 rows.
The leaves are simple and linear.
The flower stem is shorter than the leaves and bears a dichasial cyme at the tip, with orange-yellow six-petaled flowers at the ends of the branches.
The tepals are 5–6 cm long, with tips curving back slightly.
The flowers open in the early morning and wither in the evening, lasting only one day.
[Cultivation]
Propagate by division.
It prefers a sunny, well-drained place rich in organic matter.
Water thoroughly when the soil surface dries.
In addition to fertilizer at planting, apply slow-release fertilizer once each in March–April and September–October.
Once the flowers have finished, remove the spent flowers promptly.
Aphids can occur.
