Difference Between Hemerocallis and Iris

1. Different leaves

Hemerocallis is a plant of the Liliaceae family and the genus Hemerocallis. It is also called daylily, deer onion, Sichuan grass flower, day lily, etc. Its leaves are long and narrow in shape, about 30-60cm long and 2.5cm wide. The back is covered with white powder, slightly concave in the middle, and has a very obvious midrib.

Iris is a plant of the Iridaceae family and Iris genus. Its leaves are wider than the former, about 15~50cm long and about 1.5~3.5cm wide, with no obvious midrib in the middle.

2. Different flowers

There are 6 perianths around the daylily flower, and these 6 perianths are almost the same size, more like a lily. The flower is orange-yellow in color and blooms in summer from May to July.

There are also 6 perianths around the iris, but they are of different sizes. The inner ones are smaller, while the outer ones are larger and drooping, like small butterflies. It blooms in April and May, and the flower color is purple.

3. Different fruits

The fruits of daylily are round, but each one is relatively small and can be clearly distinguished from the others.

The fruit of iris is not that round, it is generally oval, but the individual fruit is relatively large.