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A daylily, day lily or ditch-lily is a flowering plant in the genus Hemerocallis / ˌ h ɛ m ɪ r oʊ ˈ k æ l ɪ s /, [2] a member of the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae, native to Asia. Despite the common name, it is not taxonomically classified in the lily genus.
The flower of Nymphaea alba, a species of water lily Bud of Nelumbo nucifera, an aquatic plant.. Aquatic plants also referred to as hydrophytes [1] are vascular plants and non-vascular plants [2] that have adapted to live in aquatic environments (saltwater or freshwater).
Hemerocallis fulva, the orange day-lily, [3] tawny daylily, corn lily, tiger daylily, fulvous daylily, ditch lily or Fourth of July lily (also railroad daylily, roadside daylily, outhouse lily, track lily, and wash-house lily), [citation needed] is a species of daylily native to Asia.
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The Ancient Egyptians used the water lilies of the Nile as cultural symbols. [71] Since 1580 it has become popular in the English language to apply the Latin word lotus, originally used to designate a tree, to the water lilies growing in Egypt, and much later the word was used to translate words in Indian texts. [72]
Aristocrats and religious figures wore masks and/or headdresses during celebratory events that had water lilies and/or water lily symbols to appear like gods. [36] There is also evidence that water lilies were used as cultural entheogenic. Some interpretations of ritual scenes drawn out by the Maya have been blood being extracted from ...
In their native habitat, the flowers first begin to open as the sun starts to set and can take up to 48 hours to fully open up. [12] These flowers can grow up to 40 cm (16 in) in diameter and 3.5 pounds ( 1.6 kilograms) in weight., [13] exceeded in mass only by members of the genus Rafflesia. All of the flowers of one particular plant will, on ...
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus (syn. Hemerocallis flava, known as lemon daylily, lemon lily, yellow daylily, and other names) is a plant of the genus Hemerocallis. It is found in China, northeastern Italy, and Slovenia. It was also one of the first daylilies used for breeding new daylily cultivars. [1]