Today day lilies are ornamental perennials which are bred continuously to get novel hybrids and varieties. The color scheme of their flowers is wide and two- or even three-colored hybrids exists. Also the variation of the height and flowering-time is great.
H. esculenta forms a large clump when its happy and and the flower stems can be one meter heigh. It is originated from Eastern Asia and it grows there in the mountain meadows and forest edge so it can also flower in the semi-shade.