Asphodelaceae
Citron daylily
Hemerocallis citrina
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Genus
- Hemerocallis
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Common names
By language (14)
- Arabic
- زنبق النهار الليموني
- arz
- زنبق النهار الليمونى
- Bulgarian
- Лимоненожълта дневна лилия
- Cantonese
- 金針
- Chinese
- 黃花菜, 黄花菜, 柠檬萱草, 萱草嫩苗, 萱草根, 金针菜, 黄花苗, 黄花菜（金针菜）
- Czech
- Denivka citrónová
- English
- Citron daylily
- Finnish
- Syyspäivänlilja
- Japanese
- ウコンカンゾウ
- Malay
- Pokok Bunga Kincam
- Russian
- Лилейник лимонно-жёлтый, Красоднев лимонно-желтый, Красоднев лимонно-жёлтый, Лилейник лимонно-желтый
- Swedish
- Blekgul daglilja
- szy
- U nyaduh nu 金針花 kuydaan
- Vietnamese
- Hoa hiên vàng
Synonyms
- Hemerocallis flava var. coreana (Nakai) M.Hotta
- Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus subsp. citrina (Baroni) Z.T.Xiong
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 15 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Epibase, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: りなべる, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ippanjin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Epibase, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: りなべる, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Pryma, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: りなべる, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Pryma, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Laslovarga, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.