Hemerocallis middendorffii var. esculenta explained

Hemerocallis middendorffii var. esculenta (synonym Hemerocallis esculenta) known as nikkōkisuge or zenteika (in Japanese: 日光黄菅 or 禅庭花) is a perennial plant belonging to the family Asphodelaceae. It is native to Japan. Its yellow flower blooms in early summer, especially in the highlands of Japan in large groups.^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

Some of the places where nikkōkisuge grows include:^[3]

• Kirifuri Highland, Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture
• Numappara Shitsugen (Wetland), Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture
• Lake Oguni, Fukushima Prefecture
• Lake Nozori, Gunma Prefecture
• Ozegahara, in Gunnma Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture and Niigata Prefecture Prefectures

Notes and References

1. http://minhana.net/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%83%E3%82%B3%E3%82%A6%E3%82%AD%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B2 Nikkōkisuge
2. http://www.geocities.jp/gl_english2/E-Flower/G-Agatsuma/GLEF-NikkoKisuge-Nozoriko.html Nikkōkisuge in Lake Nozori, Gunma Prefecture
3. http://www.hanazakura.jp/nikko/ Famous Places Where the Nikkōkisuge Grows