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Day lily time
They are a fine food ingredient too. I've cooked with the common orange ones.
https://youtu.be/vrs9Od5DfVo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylily
Be careful about cultivars
Only with the original daylily, Hemerocallis fulva, can you be truly confident that the plant is edible. That's the one you see growing wild, with long necks and orange non-spotted petals. There's no shortage of it in these parts.
However, some cultivars (but not most) are not safe to eat. You either have to experiment on yourself, or have a source you really really trust. The potential negative effects would be relatively mild - passing nausea, diuresis, or purgative effect.
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Oh, btw, it is claimed that the young spring shoots and leaves of the original, while delicious and non-poisonous (with a shallot-like taste) also have mild hallucenegenic properties when eaten in large quantities. However, I've never seen any scientific analysis that identified a specific compound. Whether this is a plus or minus depends on the consumer I guess.
So caveat cenator.
Pretty!
Pretty!