Hemerocallis ventricosa

Common names: Chinese Day-lily

Genus: Hemerocallis

Species: Hemerocallis caerulea

Class: Hexandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Gawler

Modern Genus: Hemerocallis

Modern Species: Hemerocallis ventricosa

Modern Family: Liliaceae. Also placed in: Hemerocallidaceae.

Season: Blooms in the stove of the greenhouse. Some "assure us that it succeeds in the open ground better than with any other treatment."

Native Region: China

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum