(04-04-2022, 10:07 PM)Farendwoman Wrote: Trying that post again. Sorry!
I’ve also got loads of orange day lilies. Dug a load up today and offered them to neighbours on our local WhatsApp. What I didn’t know was that they can be cooked like green beans …..
“Day lily flowers are edible, and tasty at that. Crisp, sweet and surprisingly nutritious (the pollen and nectar offer protein and carbohydrates), they are lovely in salads. But the best way to eat them is to go for the unopened flower bud, which can be fried, steamed or boiled, and used as you might green beans. You can also deep-fry the spent flowers in a tempura-style batter or dry them and use to thicken soups (a traditional Chinese method is to hang them for 10 days).
Despite the brief nature of their flowers, day lilies are tough plants. They care little about soil type, provided they have some sun (in nature, they grow in forest margins, so they will survive shade, too). They are drought-tolerant and can withstand neglect. “