Lexic.us

Definition of Lemon lily

1. Noun. A day lily with yellow flowers.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lemon Lily

Literary usage of Lemon lily

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1911)
"It is the species oftenest seen in gardens and has flowers of medium size and clear lemon yellow in color. The late lemon lily (H. ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"This genus includes the lemon lily (if. fiara), which is one of the hardiest ... lemon lily. Fig. 1037. Lvs. 18-24 in. long, 6-8 lines wide: scapes longer ..."

3. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1905)
"... border or flower garden are the lemon lily (Hemerocallis flava), Gaillardia grandiflora, Coreopsis grandiflora, Aquilegia or ..."

4. Our Garden Flowers: A Popular Study of Their Native Lands, Their Life by Harriet Louise Keeler (1910)
"Gardeners recommend them for planting among shrubbery, doubtless because of their ability to take care of themselves. The lemon lily, Hemerocallis ..."

5. My Garden by Louise Beebe Wilder (1916)
"H. gra- minea, or minor, a dwarf, is the first to bloom here, and is closely followed by H. flava, the common lemon lily, flawless in colour and finely ..."

6. My Garden by Louise Beebe Wilder (1916)
"H. gra- minea, or minor, a dwarf, is the first to bloom here, and is closely followed by H. flava, the common lemon lily, flawless in colour and finely ..."

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