How much is one pound of daylily? Pictures of daylily

1. Price

The price of daylily is mainly related to whether it is dried or fresh. Unlike many vegetables, the price of dried ones is higher than that of fresh ones. The former is about 20 yuan per kilogram, while the latter is only 5 yuan. The reason for this situation is that the fresh ones cannot be eaten directly as they contain certain toxicity. The stamens need to be removed and the ones need to be blanched and soaked in water before they can be eaten. The dried ones are processed and therefore more expensive.

2. Plant Introduction

1. Morphological characteristics: Daylily is a perennial herb of the genus Hemerocallis in the Liliaceae family. Its height is between 30-65 cm, and its roots are fleshy, with one end swollen into a spindle shape. Its leaves are parasitic, usually ribbon-shaped and 40-60 cm long. The flower stems emerge from the leaf axils and have branches at the top, with several orange-yellow funnel-shaped flowers on them, each with 6 petals.

2. Growth habits: Daylily is drought-resistant and barren-resistant, and has no strict requirements on soil. It can grow even on hillsides. It has a wide adaptability to light and can grow in both strong light and shade. Its above-ground part is not cold-resistant, but its underground part can survive in temperatures as low as -10℃. In addition, the plant does not like too wet soil and requires an environment of 20-25℃ to bloom.

3. Maintenance methods: When growing daylily, you generally need soil with good drainage to avoid waterlogging and root submersion. Because it has good drought resistance, you don't need to water it too much, just once a week is enough. In hot seasons, you can spray water to cool it down. Fertilize four times a year, apply base fertilizer in winter, and mainly organic fertilizer. In spring, apply fertilizer to seedlings, using mostly superphosphate and potassium sulfate. Urea and superphosphate should be supplemented during the bolting and bud formation stages.

4. Reproduction techniques: There are many methods for propagating daylily, the most common ones are division propagation, cutting propagation and sowing propagation. To divide the plant, you need to dig out the mother plant and divide it into several clumps for planting separately. For cuttings, cut 15 cm flower stalks with bright green bracts, insert them into the soil, and water them appropriately. For sowing, sow the seeds into the soil, cover with fine soil and keep them moist.