Question: Are daylilies considered monocots or dicots?
Quick Answer: Daylilies are classified as monocots.
Why Are Daylilies Considered Monocots?
Daylily sprouts only have on seed leaf when they emerge from the soil, defining them as a monocot. When used in biology, mono means one, and ‘cot’ is short for cotyledons, an embryo seed leaf.
Monocots Similar to Daylilies
- Crocus
- Daffodil
- Iris
- Lilly
- Tulip