Hemerocallis middendorffii var. esculenta (synonym Hemerocallis esculenta) known as nikkōkisuge or zenteika (in Japanese: 日光黄菅 or 禅庭花) 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.Nikkōkisuge (in Japanese)Nikkōkisuge in Lake Nozori, Gunma Prefecture
Distribution Some of the places where nikkōkisuge grows include:Famous Places Where the Nikkōkisuge Grows (in Japanese) Kirifuri Highland, Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture Numappara Shitsugen (Wetland), Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture Lake Oguni, Fukushima Prefecture Lake Nozori, Gunma Prefecture Ozegahara, in Gunnma Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture and Niigata Prefecture Prefectures
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