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A flower so commitment-phobic it blooms once, dies by dusk, and does it again tomorrow.
means A perennial garden flower (genus Hemerocallis) whose large trumpet-shaped blooms each open for only a single day.
from The name is a straightforward English compound — 'day' plus 'lily' — describing exactly what the flower does. It mirrors the genus name Hemerocallis, from Greek 'hemera' (day) and 'kallos' (beauty), essentially 'beautiful for a day.' Despite the name, daylilies aren't true lilies (genus Lilium); they just share a lily-like look, so botanists classify them separately.
- bloom lifespan
- each flower lasts about 24 hours, hence the name
- not a lily
- actually in the Asphodelaceae family, not Liliaceae
- edible flowers
- buds and blooms are eaten in Chinese cuisine
- relentless rebloomer
- one plant can produce dozens of flowers per season