H. dumortieri blooms in June in So. VT.
H dumortieri is a strong grower, and a consistent early bloomer. Here in Vermont it always blooms around the first week of June. As with all daylilies a few blooms will begin at least a week before this.
Hemerocallis dumortieri is one of the earliest blooming daylilies found in cultivation. Exhibiting pigmented buds and a strong scent this species golden yellow blooms.
from http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/
Hemerocallis dumortieri
A photo of this plant will appear in the forthcoming CD-ROM.
| Common name: | Family: | Hemerocallidaceae | |
| Author: | E. Morr. | Botanical references: | 58, 200 |
| Synonyms: | Hemerocallis sieboldii, Hemerocallis ruticans | ||
| Known Hazards: | Large quantities of the leaves are said to be hallucinogenic. Blanching the leaves removes this hallucinatory component[205]. (This report does not make clear what it means by blanching, it could be excluding light from the growing shoots or immersing in boiling water[K].) | ||
| Range: | E. Asia – Japan, Korea. | ||
| Habitat: | Meadows in the mountains of N. and C. Japan[58, 187]. | ||
| Plants For A Future Rating (1-5): | 4 | ||
Hemerocallis dumortierii 