Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus Linnaeus var. fulva Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 324. 1753.

Plants deciduous in winter. Scape 100--140 cm, stout. Flowers large. Perianth single, reddish orange; tube rather short, 2--3 cm, stout; segments with a strong rose patch, broad, margin usually crinkly-undulate, outer segments 1.5--2.5 cm wide, inner ones 2--3.5 cm wide. 2 n = 33.

Forests, thickets, grasslands, streamsides; 300--2500 m. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Korea].