Tiger Den Daylily

Tiger Den Daylily

Tiger Den Daylily is a protected geographical indication product.

　　Tiger Den Daylily, a specialty of Haifeng County in Guangdong Province and a China National Geographic Indication product, gets its name from its primary production area — Tiger Den Village in the county. It boasts unique quality and superior taste. Its zinc content is 109% higher than similar products, protein content is 35% higher, and vitamin C content is 100% higher. Extremely nutrient-rich, Tiger Den Daylily contains 16 types of amino acids and various minerals essential to the human body. Not only does it have an attractive appearance, but it also features premium quality and excellent taste, with benefits such as improving digestion, nourishing the heart, and relieving stress. It has been certified as a Green Food by the China Green Food Development Center; recognized as a “High-Quality Agricultural Product” at the “Thousand Villages, Thousand Products” Rural Enrichment Project and Taiwan Farmers’ Cooperative Economic Organizations Product Exhibition; awarded the title of “2008 China Influential Cooperative Product Brand” among hundreds of agricultural products from over 1,000 professional cooperatives nationwide; and approved as a national-level agricultural standardization demonstration zone by the National Standardization Management Committee.

　　The name “Tiger Den Daylily” originated from Shilian Nunnery in Tiger Den Village. Built during the Yuan Dynasty, the nunnery’s residents commonly used daylilies as vegetarian temple food, so they began cultivating the flower in the fields around Shilian Nunnery to ensure self-sufficiency. Local people also developed the custom of eating daylilies as vegetarian fare on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month, as well as during festivals and deity birthdays. Thus, Tiger Den Daylily gradually gained fame. As the reputation of Tiger Den Daylily grew, so did the number of growers, expanding from Tiger Den Village to six neighboring villages: Xiazhai, Shishan, Songlin, Shuanghe, Shuangzhen, and Shuangxin. These villages share the same soil origin, water sources, and similar microclimates, resulting in similarly high-quality daylily produce. The cultivation of Tiger Den Daylily has remained sustainable over time. In the 21st century, the planting area gradually expanded, yields per mu rose significantly, and prices soared. At the same time, the Huangqiang Tiger Den Daylily Professional Cooperative improved its techniques based on production needs, establishing a mechanized production line for fixing, drying, and packaging — including a solar-powered drying line to ensure high-quality production during rainy seasons. This turned Tiger Den Daylily into a key pathway for farmers to achieve prosperity. By 2010, the seven villages of Tiger Den, Xiazhai, Shishan, Songlin, Shuanghe, Shuangzhen, and Shuangxin in Huangqiang Town had expanded their Tiger Den Daylily cultivation from the original 500 mu to over 2,000 mu. Dry product output totaled approximately 226 tons, with overall output value reaching about RMB 18.08 million. The output value per mu was around RMB 9,000, and net profit exceeded RMB 6,000 per mu. It has become one of Haifeng’s renowned local specialties and flagship products, as well as a major source of income for local farmers.

　　Production Area

　　The protected geographical indication production area for Tiger Den Daylily covers the administrative regions of seven villages in Haifeng County, Guangdong Province: Tiger Den Village, Xiazhai Village, Shishan Village, Songlin Village, Shuanghe Village, Shuangzhen Village, and Shuangxin Village.