H. minor is certainly one of the parents of many if not all miniature daylily varieties. Flowering scapes reach only 8 inches in hieght and produce small 3 inch diameter blooms. Foliage is narrow and grass-like.

Common names:

  • dwarf yellow day-lily (Source: Hortus 3)
  • grass-leaf day-lily (Source: Hem Daylily)
  • xiao huang hua cai (Source: F ChinaEng) [Transcribed Chinese]
  • hosobakisuge (Source: Acta PhGeob 22:40.) [Transcribed Japanese]