H. aurantiaca (Baker, 1890)[Baker, J.G., The Gardeners' Chronicle, ser. III, vol. 8, 1890, p.94] |
| Synonyms: | H. fulva var. aurantiaca (Hotta, 1986) |
H. aurantiaca (nearly from the front) Photo: Juerg Plodeck (Basel, July 2002), © Copyright Juerg Plodeck 2002 [ click on image for full image ] |
| Inflorescence: | Time: | diurnal |
| Flower: | 13cm in diameter, orange, reddish tinge on the outside, noticeably gold-glistening in sunlight | |
| Fragrance: | ||
| Sepals: | 7.5cm long, 2.5cm wide | |
| Petals: | 7.5cm long, 2.5cm wide, edge slightly wavy | |
| Tube: | 3cm long | |
| Pedicel: | short or none | |
| Fruit: | 4.5cm long, 2.5cm wide, longish, blunt at the top | |
| Seeds: | ||
| Scape: | 90cm long, rather thick, branched near the top, 6-8 flowers | |
| Bracts: | in the upper third of the scape, lanceolate with long point | |
| Leaves: | 75cm long, 1.2-2cm wide, dark green, 6-8 per fan, semi-evergreen to evergreen | |
| Roots: | ||
| Remarks: | Spreading: | |
| Growth: | ||
| Sterility: | self-incompatible | |
| Habitat: | South China | |
| Common Names: | Engl.: orange-fulvous daylily, summer daylily German: orangegelbe Taglilie Japan.: Tou Kwanzo, Namban Kwanzo, Wasuregusa |
|
| others: | semi-evergreen |
H. aurantiaca (from the front) Photo: Juerg Plodeck (Basel, July 2002), © Copyright Juerg Plodeck 2002 [ click on image for full image ] |
H. aurantiaca (from the side) Photo: Juerg Plodeck (Basel, July 2002), © Copyright Juerg Plodeck 2002 [ click on image for full image ] |