H. middendorffii (Trautvetter et Meyer, 1856)[Trautvetter, E.R. et Meyer, C.A., Reise in den äussersten Norden und Osten Sibiriens während der Jahre 1843 und 1844, publisher: A.Th.v. Middendorff, vol.1, part 2, sect.2: Florula Ochotensis phaenogama, 1856, p.1-133 (p.94)] |
| Synonyms: | Hemerocallis dumortierii var. middendorffii (Kitamura, 1966) |
H. middendorffii (nearly from the front) Photo: Juerg Plodeck (Basel, May 2003), © Copyright Juerg Plodeck 2003 [ click on image for full image ] |
| Inflorescence: | Time: | |
| Flower: | 7.5cm in diameter, intensely orange, dish-shaped | |
| Fragrance: | almost odourless | |
| Sepals: | 5.5cm long, elliptical | |
| Petals: | 6.5cm long, spatulate | |
| Tube: | 1.2cm long | |
| Pedicel: | ||
| Fruit: | 3cm long, broadly elliptical, distinctly grooved | |
| Seeds: | ||
| Scape: | up to 90cm long, unbranched (sometimes 3cm below inflorescence branched) | |
| Bracts: | broadly oval, overlapping at the base | |
| Leaves: | 1.5cm wide, bent over at the top | |
| Roots: | ||
| Remarks: | Spreading: | |
| Growth: | ||
| Sterility: | ||
| Habitat: | Russia (lower Amur basin, island Sakhalin), Japan (island Hokkaido), Korea (province Kanhoku) | |
| Common Names: | Engl.: Amur daylily, Middendorff's daylily German: Amurtaglilie, Middendorffs Taglilie Japan.: Ezo Zentei Ka |
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| others: | reblooms often in September, it does not 'clean' itself, i.e. the faded flowers do not fall off by themselves |
H. middendorffii (from the front) Photo: Juerg Plodeck (Basel, May 2003), © Copyright Juerg Plodeck 2003 [ click on image for full image ] |
H. middendorffii (from the side) Photo: Juerg Plodeck (Basel, May 2003), © Copyright Juerg Plodeck 2003 [ click on image for full image ] |