noun
A perennial plant with orange flowers, Hemerocallis fulva var. kwanso. Often seen in gardens and along roadsides in Japan.
夏になると、道端にヤブカンゾウが咲いている。
In summer, orange daylilies bloom along the roadside.
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
Kanji form is rare and mainly encountered in botanical contexts.
The name ヤブカンゾウ (藪萱草) literally means 'thicket daylily', referring to its habitat. The derivation is straightforward from the components 藪 (thicket) and 萱草 (daylily).