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Orange daylily

Hemerocallis fulva

The ditch lily whose buds go in a wok — edible Hemerocallis, never a true lily, never a cat’s flower water.

Flavor

Green bean, mild onion, a mucilage that stir-fry likes. Older flowers go limp and soapy.

Symptoms

indigestion

In favor

Tough perennial

Against

True-lily confusion is dangerous

Grow lab

Yes

Days to harvest

Established clumps, every June

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