Edible and ornamental value of daylilies

Medicinal value

Clears heat and promotes diuresis, cools blood and stops bleeding. Used for mumps, jaundice, cystitis, hematuria, dysuria, lack of milk, irregular menstruation, epistaxis, and bloody stool. Used externally to treat mastitis.

It is mainly used to treat sand stranguria and water retention. People with yellow jaundice all over their body can drink the juice of the root. If nose bleeding is caused by high fever, grind a large cup of juice, add half a cup of ginger juice, and swallow it slowly. Crush the root and take it with wine, and apply the residue on the breasts to promote lactation and treat breast abscess and swelling.

Ornamental value

The flowers are brightly colored, easy to cultivate, sprout relatively early in spring, and the green leaves form clusters that are extremely beautiful. It is often planted in clusters or in flower mirrors in gardens. Planted along the roadside, daylilies tolerate partial shade and can also be used as ground cover plants in sparse woods.

Other Values

Before the emergence of modern chemical dyes, daylily was a commonly used dye. In addition, daylilies are very sensitive to fluorine. When the air is polluted by fluorine, the tips of daylily leaves turn reddish brown. Therefore, it is often used as an indicator plant to detect whether the environment is polluted.