Regarding EATING of daylilies....
My mother got onto the flowers, battered and deep fried...decades ago...Probably she read it in Organic Gardening or something like that (she has no original ideas)...she ate them for years...and is still alive...I ate them a few times and am still here.
I know that they sell dried daylily flowers in the Chinese markets by the bag for use in stir fry...a very nice older chinese lady I know has cooked with them her entire life...buys the bags at the local stores in bigger cities in British Columbia Canada...
...so the eating the flowers theory I would say is...FINE
As for the possible toxins from one part of the plant to the other... many people eat rhubarb...the stalks are eaten, the leaves and roots are poisonous, yet almost everyone eats rhubarb....There are many other "food plants" with similar toxic parts, that are eaten on a regular basis...just saying....
Now back to my request about biggest clump makers... THANK YOU for those suggestions! I will check them out and see what I can find... Just don't want "ditch lilies" in my garden, prefer a better plant! Although I can find ditch lilies almost anywhere...
Thank you all for your help/suggestions/concerns...I am always open to learning pros and cons of almost anything !
Forgot to add...we only do 'natural' gardening...no pesticides or chemicals in our gardens....so wont have any residue in our plants....in case anyone is concerned...
