Daylilies (<i>Hemerocalllis</i>) are the perfect flowers for the lazy gardener. They’re tough, drought-resistant, and colorful during the difficult high-summer period. They can be transplanted even while in full bloom, and you don’t need to dig a really deep hole either. Finally, since the blooms last for only one day, the unambitious among us don’t need to feel guilty about not bothering with indoor flower arrangments.
Note to Lily: All parts of the plant are edible, even for humans. My dog Zevon says the fresh blossoms are best, but the damp rhizomes (roots) are not to be despised in a pinch.
(Don’t try this with “real” lilies — Asian or Oriental lilies, class <i>Lillium</i>, the ones with the tiny leaves all up the flower stems. Those guys are poisonous. The edible kind, the ones that show up in <i>moo shi</i>, have “strap-like” leaves like ornamental grasses.)
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