Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus, SE: Gul daglilja, DE: Gelbe Taglilie,
NL: Gele daglelie, UK: Lemon daylily, Lemon lily, Yellow daylily

Scientific name:  Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus L.
Swedish name:  Gul daglilja
German name:  Gelbe Taglilie
Nederlandse naam:  Gele daglelie
English name:  Lemon daylily, Lemon lily, Yellow daylily
Family:   Xanthorrhoeaceae, Grass Tree Family, sub-family Hemerocallidaceae, Daylily Family Dagliljeväxter

Sweden Flowers, Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus, Gul daglilja, Gelbe Taglilie, Gele daglelie, Lemon daylily, Lemon lily, Yellow daylily

Life form:  Perennial herb with creeping rhizome
Stems:  Height 90cm, leafless
Leaves:  Basal, linear
Flowers:  Bright yellow lime flowers in a branching cluster of stem top
Flowering Period:  June-July
Fruits:  Capsule 20-40 mm
Habitat:  Feral on cultivated land


Derivation of the botanical name:
Hemerocallis, Greek Hemera day, Kallos beautiful.
lilioasphodelus is a composition of the scientific names of genera lilies , Lilium, and afodiller, Asphodelus.
  • The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.