Hemerocallis middendorffii var. esculenta
Hemerocallis middendorffii var. esculenta known as nikkōkisuge or zenteika 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.
Distribution
Some of the places where nikkōkisuge grows include:- Kirifuri Highland, Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture
- Numappara Shitsugen, Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture
- Lake Oguni, Fukushima Prefecture
- Lake Nozori, Gunma Prefecture
- Ozegahara, in Gunnma Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture and Niigata Prefecture Prefectures