day lily

noun

1. any widely cultivated Eurasian liliaceous plant of the genus Hemerocallis , having large yellow, orange, or red lily-like flowers, which typically last for only one day and are immediately succeeded by others

2. the flower of any of these plants

Example Sentences

As he sat on a wooden bench, a unique assortment of colors and textures surrounded him: oaks, elderberry, redbuds, wild petunias, queen-of-the-prairie, day lilies, asters and so much more.

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I remember puzzling over why a day lily was botanically a Hemerocallis and not a lily at all.

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In spring, expect to come across dandelions, watercress, day lily, gallium and more.

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Lavender blooms sideways, reaching out for the sun from under a patch of red raspberries that grow rampant along with a smattering of purple-budded weeds, day lilies, black-eyed Susans, bee balm, lamb’s ear, irises.

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I refer to such treats as hostas, roses, tulips, day lilies, tomatoes, azaleas — the list goes on.

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