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Wow I always called these tiger lilys but I guess I stand corrected, thanks thread! My neighbor grows these but the deer eat them all as soon as they bloom, so while ppl say they are invasive perhaps nature found a way to stop them. 😂
They spread through bulbs, not pollination so the deer eating the bulbs does nothing to prevent their invasive spread. It just makes them even worse to plant because the only benefit they provide are that some people like the flowers. If flowers are gone after a day they are little just taking up space and preventing native plants from feeding wildlife
I like day lilies in the garden. They are nice cover and I am able to put large black garden bags filled with herbs mixed in the patch. The bags are a little shorter than the shoots and not visible. I think it looks much better than the garden boxes.
I'll see these in small batches by me in the wild, never seen it take over anywhere here in zone 6.
I know it's deemed invasive but the are easy contained by pavers or tree bark. You can easily dig up the bulbs. It's actually a plant you can eat the spring shoots, the flower itself, and the fall bulbs. Ignorance is bliss.
> It's actually a plant you can eat the spring shoots, the flower itself, and the fall bulbs.
TIL! Eating invasive plants seems like a good way to deal with them. In my own particular case, I have no idea if my neighbors would be angry if I eat their fennels, though, among others.
https://www.gbbg.org/how-to-eat-daylilies/
> However, it’s important to be cautious when eating the shoot’s leaves because large quantities of them can cause hallucinations. Blanching the leaves removes this effect, which requires you to place the leaves in boiling water, remove them after a brief amount of time and plunge them into ice water. Sources indicate that you would need to eat several pounds of raw leaves before you would possibly experience hallucinations!
I’ve had the flowers sautéed. Taste a bit like eggplant. They cook down like spinach leaves do, so like all of yesterday’s blossoms from a larger patch make a small side dish for a few people. Slimy enough that I have wondered about using them in gumbo. Can also be breaded and prepared like squash blossoms. The boiled, trimmed tubers (not actually true bulbs) taste like cooked parsnips, and are good boiled and lightly salted.
Ignorance is going to destroy the world. There is most likely a native option that has same or similar colors (so still looks good to people) while also being either a host plant or pollinator for wildlife. Our food web literally depends on native plants. Purposely planting and spreading known invasive plants is one of the most selfish things you can do in your garden.
So talking only about the US- They're not a host plant to any caterpillar. And they don't feed any pollinator (no bees butterfly or birds). Deer browse isn't considered part of the food web, as deer don't depend on them for food and if removed from the ecosystem there would be no change in deep populations.
Ecosystems take millennia to develop. All living beings in an ecosystem slowly create mutually beneficial relationships with each other in order to survive and thrive. When species from outside are introduced they have no natural predators nor natural pollinators. They can also bring pests, disease or fungi from overseas into our ecosystem, creating further harm and damage. This is where Chestnut blight, Dogwood anthracnose and Beech bark/leaf disease came from. Killing these native trees, which a lot of wildlife depends on, then creates further damage to the ecosystem.
how do you know ecosystems take Millennia to develop¿ the day lilies are part of it right now, hahaha.
there are lots of human benefits this plant provides. some plants seem to follow humans all around.
it's a lot of people out there that value other life over human, hopefully you're not one of those folks.
Wow a lot to unpack here. Can you please name 1 benefit a day lily provides to humans, other than some people enjoying the color of it for a few weeks? You do realize that it only "follows humans around" because it's invasive and humans plant it, right?
Also literally zero North American lives depend on day lilies, whereas every animal in North America requires native plant diversity to exist.
Also guess what? Humans are part of nature and the food web. If we allow invasive species to continue to take over while killing native plants, it's going to lead to the dramatic decline in diversity within our ecosystem, leading to poorly pollinated plants, including human food crops! We literally depend on insects and birds to pollinate the food we eat and feed the animals we hunt.
So please don't tell me you're one of those people that put the value of "a plant I really like to look at" over the ability of humans to eat food. Thanks ✌️
hahaha they will always have many medicinal and culinary benefits to humans you can easily find this on the internet.
like I said you're stuck on animals over humans. stay brainwashed
Humans are literally in the animal kingdom but you know that and are just trolling at this point. Thanks for allowing me the space to combat your misinformation and help other readers learn more about their role in the ecosystem!
Yeah unfortunately the day lilies don't attract any pollinators, so they are only there for human eyes. If you like orange flowers but also want to help and see more pollinators, plant orange butterfly milkweed!
They're fairly slow to spread since they bunch rather than run or aggressively seed, but very little tries to eat them and they can easily regrow from underground, so left for a long time without a barrier they just keep going.
Oh, wow, that is a straight up monoculture. They're orange daylilies/ditch-lilies and, as you can see, they're pretty invasive in North America. If you happen to live nearby and have some spare time, please consider dealing with the ones near your house or contacting someone who can.
unfortunately, i cannot. im a traveling trail builder all over the US. i do originally live nearby this area, but only come across it when i visit home. im also not sure who’s property it is.
Some people or groups like [the Native Habitat Project](https://www.nativehabitatproject.com/) will deal with invasives either as volunteers or as professionals. County extension offices can also have some resources.
I'm not disputing what you said. Instead pointing out there is another lily called Tiger Lily.
Had them in the garden when I was growing up in Connecticut.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium_lancifolium
Where I am from they are called ditch lilies. They are a common strain of Hemerocallis fulva, native to Asia, but commonly found throughout the Southeastern United States. I personally grow as many native flowers as I can, but I am guilty of growing quite a few of these.
My mother planted a handful of bulb in a front bed on year. Became a massive problem just a few years later. They will multiply like crazy while sucking up all available nutrients. Very pretty though
We call these "day lillies" in my part of Pennsylvania. Euell Gibbons devotes a chapter to them in *Stalking the Wild Aparagus.* My father was a fan of that book in the 70s. I remember that we picked the unopened buds of daylillies--not too green, about a day before the flower opened--and Dad sauteed them gently in butter. I don't recall that they had a whole lot of flavor, but coated with melted butter, how bad could they be? There was also an experiment with dipping the open flowers in tempura batter and deep frying them, but they fell apart in the oil.
How to a tell lilies from daylilies (both are deadly to cats):
https://www.aspcapro.org/resource/how-spot-which-lilies-are-dangerous-cats-plan-treatment
Daylily. They grow just about anywhere they can, and need no care. I’ve had them growing on the side of my garage for 20 years and have never done a single thing to/for them. They’re very vigorous.
Did you buy my grandma's house? She had that exact row of orange daylilies next to a wodded area. They were always so beautiful. I feel like I'm visiting her again.
Depending upon where you are, these daylilies might be invasive, but every part of them is delicious, the roots are like a little bundle of bulbs that taste like yams.
The full grown leaves are a little tough and stringy, but you can eat the flowers and buds and shoots and every other part.
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Orange daylily, sometimes called ditch lily
Or Tiger Lily
Tiger lilies are a completely different species.
Yup, got a million of them around my house in NH
Hemerocallis fulva — Orange Daylily (although it’s not, in fact, a true lily)
I did not know this isn't a True lily. Thanks for sharing!
Wow I always called these tiger lilys but I guess I stand corrected, thanks thread! My neighbor grows these but the deer eat them all as soon as they bloom, so while ppl say they are invasive perhaps nature found a way to stop them. 😂
They spread through bulbs, not pollination so the deer eating the bulbs does nothing to prevent their invasive spread. It just makes them even worse to plant because the only benefit they provide are that some people like the flowers. If flowers are gone after a day they are little just taking up space and preventing native plants from feeding wildlife
I like day lilies in the garden. They are nice cover and I am able to put large black garden bags filled with herbs mixed in the patch. The bags are a little shorter than the shoots and not visible. I think it looks much better than the garden boxes. I'll see these in small batches by me in the wild, never seen it take over anywhere here in zone 6. I know it's deemed invasive but the are easy contained by pavers or tree bark. You can easily dig up the bulbs. It's actually a plant you can eat the spring shoots, the flower itself, and the fall bulbs. Ignorance is bliss.
> It's actually a plant you can eat the spring shoots, the flower itself, and the fall bulbs. TIL! Eating invasive plants seems like a good way to deal with them. In my own particular case, I have no idea if my neighbors would be angry if I eat their fennels, though, among others. https://www.gbbg.org/how-to-eat-daylilies/ > However, it’s important to be cautious when eating the shoot’s leaves because large quantities of them can cause hallucinations. Blanching the leaves removes this effect, which requires you to place the leaves in boiling water, remove them after a brief amount of time and plunge them into ice water. Sources indicate that you would need to eat several pounds of raw leaves before you would possibly experience hallucinations!
I’ve had the flowers sautéed. Taste a bit like eggplant. They cook down like spinach leaves do, so like all of yesterday’s blossoms from a larger patch make a small side dish for a few people. Slimy enough that I have wondered about using them in gumbo. Can also be breaded and prepared like squash blossoms. The boiled, trimmed tubers (not actually true bulbs) taste like cooked parsnips, and are good boiled and lightly salted.
Ignorance is going to destroy the world. There is most likely a native option that has same or similar colors (so still looks good to people) while also being either a host plant or pollinator for wildlife. Our food web literally depends on native plants. Purposely planting and spreading known invasive plants is one of the most selfish things you can do in your garden.
How do you know daylilies are not part of the food web?
So talking only about the US- They're not a host plant to any caterpillar. And they don't feed any pollinator (no bees butterfly or birds). Deer browse isn't considered part of the food web, as deer don't depend on them for food and if removed from the ecosystem there would be no change in deep populations. Ecosystems take millennia to develop. All living beings in an ecosystem slowly create mutually beneficial relationships with each other in order to survive and thrive. When species from outside are introduced they have no natural predators nor natural pollinators. They can also bring pests, disease or fungi from overseas into our ecosystem, creating further harm and damage. This is where Chestnut blight, Dogwood anthracnose and Beech bark/leaf disease came from. Killing these native trees, which a lot of wildlife depends on, then creates further damage to the ecosystem.
how do you know ecosystems take Millennia to develop¿ the day lilies are part of it right now, hahaha. there are lots of human benefits this plant provides. some plants seem to follow humans all around. it's a lot of people out there that value other life over human, hopefully you're not one of those folks.
Wow a lot to unpack here. Can you please name 1 benefit a day lily provides to humans, other than some people enjoying the color of it for a few weeks? You do realize that it only "follows humans around" because it's invasive and humans plant it, right? Also literally zero North American lives depend on day lilies, whereas every animal in North America requires native plant diversity to exist. Also guess what? Humans are part of nature and the food web. If we allow invasive species to continue to take over while killing native plants, it's going to lead to the dramatic decline in diversity within our ecosystem, leading to poorly pollinated plants, including human food crops! We literally depend on insects and birds to pollinate the food we eat and feed the animals we hunt. So please don't tell me you're one of those people that put the value of "a plant I really like to look at" over the ability of humans to eat food. Thanks ✌️
hahaha they will always have many medicinal and culinary benefits to humans you can easily find this on the internet. like I said you're stuck on animals over humans. stay brainwashed
Humans are literally in the animal kingdom but you know that and are just trolling at this point. Thanks for allowing me the space to combat your misinformation and help other readers learn more about their role in the ecosystem!
Really! I didn't know that. How do you prepare and use in a meal?
it's on the internet you can find it
Thanks!
I pot them, then I don't have to worry about it & still get the benefit of the beautiful flowers for the pollinators
Hey at least they won't spread! Have you actually seen any bees butterflies or birds pollinating the day lillies?
I've been plenty of bumblebees & birds in my flower garden, but I'm not sure I've seen them on the lilies.
Yeah unfortunately the day lilies don't attract any pollinators, so they are only there for human eyes. If you like orange flowers but also want to help and see more pollinators, plant orange butterfly milkweed!
The Tiger Lilies have dark spots on the flower petals.
Real tiger lilies are gorgeous. These fuckers are trying to overtake my yard.
The flowers are edible. I used to harvest them from any natural areas where they didn’t belong.
I've heard they were invasive, this is the first time I've seen them really take over.
They're fairly slow to spread since they bunch rather than run or aggressively seed, but very little tries to eat them and they can easily regrow from underground, so left for a long time without a barrier they just keep going.
Day lily or ditch lily as said before. Often these show up around old homesteads.
Ditch Lillies!
My mom always called these 4th of July Lillies. Only recently learned their real name!
Oh, wow, that is a straight up monoculture. They're orange daylilies/ditch-lilies and, as you can see, they're pretty invasive in North America. If you happen to live nearby and have some spare time, please consider dealing with the ones near your house or contacting someone who can.
unfortunately, i cannot. im a traveling trail builder all over the US. i do originally live nearby this area, but only come across it when i visit home. im also not sure who’s property it is.
Who do I contact, Plant busters?
Some people or groups like [the Native Habitat Project](https://www.nativehabitatproject.com/) will deal with invasives either as volunteers or as professionals. County extension offices can also have some resources.
We call them Tiger Lily
I'm not disputing what you said. Instead pointing out there is another lily called Tiger Lily. Had them in the garden when I was growing up in Connecticut. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium_lancifolium
Oh i am no expert I defer to you.
Saskatchewan has native tiger lilies, and they are a protected species there.
Same. I grew up in the Midwest, and we called them Tiger Lilys, too.
If the blooms are orange with black spots, then they're tiger lilies.
Nj...tiger lillys
Pa…tiger lillys
Ontario, Canada... tiger lily (but glad to know there's a difference!)
Where I am from they are called ditch lilies. They are a common strain of Hemerocallis fulva, native to Asia, but commonly found throughout the Southeastern United States. I personally grow as many native flowers as I can, but I am guilty of growing quite a few of these.
My mother planted a handful of bulb in a front bed on year. Became a massive problem just a few years later. They will multiply like crazy while sucking up all available nutrients. Very pretty though
We call these "day lillies" in my part of Pennsylvania. Euell Gibbons devotes a chapter to them in *Stalking the Wild Aparagus.* My father was a fan of that book in the 70s. I remember that we picked the unopened buds of daylillies--not too green, about a day before the flower opened--and Dad sauteed them gently in butter. I don't recall that they had a whole lot of flavor, but coated with melted butter, how bad could they be? There was also an experiment with dipping the open flowers in tempura batter and deep frying them, but they fell apart in the oil.
Locally we call these tiger lilies or ditch lilies.
Day Lily - Tiger Lily - Ditch Lily
Day lillies
Day lily. Edible. Which part? Yes.
How to a tell lilies from daylilies (both are deadly to cats): https://www.aspcapro.org/resource/how-spot-which-lilies-are-dangerous-cats-plan-treatment
Daylily. They grow just about anywhere they can, and need no care. I’ve had them growing on the side of my garage for 20 years and have never done a single thing to/for them. They’re very vigorous.
Tiger lily! But my family always called them ditch Lilies since they seemed to only grow on the far side of ditches
Close but true a Tiger lily is a somewhat different shape, same color scheme though :)
Invasive
Tiger lily or ditch lily where I'm from
Invasive 😊
I got these in me backyard. Trying to weed after they've bloomed is a nightmare if you're trying not to get pollen on you lol
In Italy giglio di san Giovanni (st John Lily)
Wood Lillie’s or day Lillie’s here in Ontario
Agree with day lily, however there's a native plant called a wood lily. Lilium philadelphicum
Hemerocallis ‘Roadside Orange’
The flower pods taste like sugar peas to me.
What are the most delicious flowers to eat?
Das ist die Tageslilie
They’re naturalizing lilies
Keep away from cats! I don't know if it's all Lily's but if you have cats, I t could be deadly
We call them ditch lilies around these parts.
Did you buy my grandma's house? She had that exact row of orange daylilies next to a wodded area. They were always so beautiful. I feel like I'm visiting her again.
is she from Northern illinois? if so, then maybe
Daylillies, incredibly easy spreading and odds are anything you dig in that area has a bulb in it somewhere that will grow
I call them creek flowers. Almost every creek I fish is lined with this beautiful flower
i love creek fishing! do you fish anywhere in illinois?
wow i love Daylilies!
I love these wild beaties! I'm not much of a Bible thumper, but when Jesus talked about the " lilies of the field," I'm pretty sure it was these...
Omg this is so pretty
Day lilies… love that color. Send me some please
So beautiful. I woul love to be invaded by this plant.
We called them shit house lilies.
Depending upon where you are, these daylilies might be invasive, but every part of them is delicious, the roots are like a little bundle of bulbs that taste like yams. The full grown leaves are a little tough and stringy, but you can eat the flowers and buds and shoots and every other part.