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A very good read :

http://www.stalkingthewild.com/stw/edible_daylilies.html

 

Stalking the Wild Day Lily

by Darryl Patton

 

Early spring sees the arrival of one of my favorite plants to forage. It's then that the first new growth of Hemerocallis fulva, the wild Day Lily makes it's appearance. From now until late fall, nearly every part of this plant will provide us with either food, cordage or medicine.

Anywhere you go on the East Coast, in ditches, road cuts, and other waste areas, thick patches of iris-like shoots and leaves will begin to magically appear. In many areas this will occur in February or even earlier if the weather is warm. Later, around June, each plant will produce a succession of bright, funnel shaped orange flowers. Hemerocallis means "Day Beauty" in Latin and, true to its name, each blossom will last only a day before beginning to wither and its beauty to fade.

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By all means read it as there is much more to learn about this edible plant.

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I tried daylily roots this year.

 

Bleah. <_< I'd eat 'em if I was really, really hungry, but I won't go in search of them again until then. But they were interesting to try once.

 

My two cents' worth.

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(urbanforager @ Apr 28 2009, 12:35 AM) I tried daylily roots this year.

 

Bleah. :yuk: I'd eat 'em if I was really, really hungry, but I won't go in search of them again until then. But they were interesting to try once.

 

My two cents' worth.

 

 

Oh, but daylily flowers are sooo yummy. Fresh in salads or fried in butter and salt. Yum.

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