Family: Asphodelaceae

Citron day-lily is a flowering, herbaceous plant. Arising from a bulbous clump are blade-shaped leaves and a solitary (sometimes double), trumpet-shaped, yellow flower. The showy flowers are open for one, maybe 2, days only. The botanical name comes from the Greek words hemera, meaning day, and kallos, meaning beauty; this beauty lasts only one day. The common name is misleading, as this plant is not a lily. Native to China, it blooms in the summertime. 

The citron day-lily is not prone to pests. A low-maintenance plant, it is drought tolerant and tolerant of poor soil. For vigorous growth, separate the clumping bulbs every few years. This species will naturalize in the garden.

Plant Uses:

• Container plant
• Cut flower
• Erosion control
• Ornamental

Plant Dangers:

• No dangers

High Risk Traits:

• Repeated introductions outside native range
  
• Congeneric weed (H. fulva invasive)
  
• Broad climate & soil tolerance
  
• Produces viable seed
  
• Hybridizes naturally
  
• Flowers in 1 year
  
• Dispersed intentionally by people

Low Risk Traits:

• Not naturalized elsewhere
  
• Not weedy
  
• No spines, thorns, or toxins (edible)
  
• Self-incompatible
  
• No vegetative fragmentation
  
• No persistent seed bank
  
• No wind/water/animal dispersal