Legacy Bulbs (pic)

Jim Shields wrote: " There are also legacy yellow daylilies, but I'm not
sure of the species or hybrid name. There may be more than one -- all often
referred to simply as "Lemon Lilies."

In the old days, I think the name Lemon Lily meant what was known back then
as Hemerocallis flava (now H. lilioasphodelus). I've been trying to track
down this plant recently and so far it seems to have eluded me. The current
candidate, whose last flowers of the season will probably open tomorrow,
"looks" right, but the scent is not right.

In old books the scent of this plant is described as like that of lemon
custard. If lemon custard is the stuff which fills a lemon meringue pie,
then my current plant is not the right one.

-----Original Message-----
From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]
On Behalf Of J.E. Shields
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 4:05 PM
To: Pacific Bulb Society
Subject: Re: [pbs] Legacy Bulbs (pic)

I agree -- Justin's picture is of Hemerocallis fulva 'Kwanso'. The single
form of this found around abandoned (and not abandoned) homesteads is
usually Hemericallis fulva 'Europa'. The flowers are orange with the brown
or purplish eye bands.

There are also legacy yellow daylilies, but I'm not sure of the species or
hybrid name. There may be more than one -- all often referred to simply as
"Lemon Lilies."

Jim Shields

At 02:28 PM 5/27/2010 -0500, you wrote:

As far as I know this is the old Kwanso--a double--which was brought into
the country by early oriental immigrants--variable stories as a food source
at the timem when Chinese (Koreans? ) were brought in to help build the
coast-to-coast continental railroad in the 1800s.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin Smith" <oothal@hotmail.com>
To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: [pbs] Legacy Bulbs (pic)

Hi Patty,

I just spent some time looking on some of my old backup cd's. This old
computer I am using takes forever to generate a thumbnail but I finally
found an old pic. I posted it to Flickr so you can take a look. I have

idea the species.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oothal/4645614306/

I doubt it is much of a treasure but it is nice looking.

Justin

Woodville, TX 8b/9a

Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 12:02:38 -0500
From: prallen2@peoplepc.com
To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [pbs] Legacy Bulbs

HI JUSTIN,

IT'S POSSIBLE--*** YOUR GATHERED "TREASURES" COULD BE HEMEROCALLIS

FULVA

( OLD HEIRLOOM DOUBLE BURNT ORANGE/GOLD/YELLOW), HEMEROCALLIS FLAVA (

OLD

HEIRLOOM SINGLE ORANGE) OR HEMEROCALLIS HYPERION (OLD HEIRLOOM YELLOW).
YOU SEE THEM ON ABANDONED HOMESITES, WHERE OLD HOMES USED TO BE, ALONG
WHERE ROADWAYS WERE CUT THROUGH AND EVEN IN EDGES OF FIELDS WHERE

PEOPLE

USED TO LIVE AND CULTIVATE THE LAND, AND IN DITCHES.
I HAVE SOME OF ALL THREE AND MINE AREN'T BLOOMING YET EITHER, ALTHOUGH
QUITE A FEW OF HYBRID HEMEROCALLIS ARE DOING SO.

CHEERS,
PATTY
HUMBLE, TX. USA
ZONE 9

HOT AND HUMID, WHERE IS THE RAIN WHEN YOU NEED IT??? AND I DON'T MEAN A
DELUGE EITHER, JUST A NICE SOAKING ALL NIGHTER!!

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