Baekunsan daylily is the orange wild daylily most often seen on mountains and in meadows across Korea, and it is described as to the Korean Peninsula. It does not grow wild in the United States. From mid-June to late July in Korea, it carries trumpet-shaped flowers spaced along the upper part of tall stalks; daylily flowers usually last just a day, but each stalk holds about 3–14 that open in turn.
Appearance
- Growth form
- A clump-forming perennial without spreading underground ; the root tips are swollen.
- Leaves
- Long, narrow leaves about 20–42 in (51–106 cm) long and 0.6–0.8 in (1.5–2 cm) wide, with pointed tips.
- Flowers
- Orange flowers, about 3–14 per stalk, spaced out along the top of the stalk.
- Flowering time
- Mid-June to late July in Korea
Where it lives
- Typical habitats
- Forest edges
- Sunny grassy slopes
- Range
- Common in mountains across Korea. It is usually described as endemic to the Korean Peninsula, though some plant checklists also list Tsushima Island in Japan. It does not grow wild in the United States.
- Preferred conditions
- Grows at the edges of mountain forests and in open, sunny grassland.
Name and classification
- About the name
- Described by the Japanese botanist Takenoshin Nakai in 1943; the name hakuunensis refers to Baekunsan (Mount Baekun). It has also been called H. micrantha. Some botanists include Hongdo daylily (H. hongdoensis) and Taean daylily (H. taeanensis) in this species, while Korean botanists often keep them as separate species.
Conservation
- IUCN Red List
- NENot EvaluatedNot yet assessed
Culture and stories
- Culture and stories
- In Korea it is the daylily most often eaten: the young spring shoots are cooked as a seasonal vegetable.
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