Hemerocallis middendorffii var. esculenta
# Hemerocallis middendorffii var. esculenta

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.

## Distribution

Some of the places where nikkōkisuge grows include:

* 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
* Nikkōkisuge in the Shiga Highlands, Nagano Prefecture
