Stargazer Lily
Stargazer lilies are our favorite lily as perennials, an outstanding hardy and reliable garden performer, no garden should be without this easy to grow, showy, fragrant perennial. Stargazer is also a great container plant.
We have Dr Leslie Woodriff of the Sun valley group in Arcata California to thank for this indispensable garden plant. Dr. Leslie Woodriff hybridized the stargazer lily. In 1974 revolutionizing the lily cut flower industry by producing what has now become the most popular oriental lily in the world.
Stargazer lilies are an oriental hybrid lily. The name stargazer lily was given to this hardy lily because unlike other lilies, their blooms gaze up at the sky. This fabulous oriental lily boasts stout sturdy stems that are thirty inches tall with clusters of very fragrant blooms.
A stargazer lily doe's not require staking and are very wind resistant, A fragrant and versatile hybrid , stargazer lilies grow beautifully in perennial gardens and are well suited as a container garden plant. This showy stargazer lily has brilliant crimson colored flowers that are edged with pure white.
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A stargazer lily typically sells for six dollars per stem as a cut flower. Where as stargazer lily bulbs in a multi pack are only a few dollars. If you enjoy having cut flowers readily available, plant twenty or more stargazer lily bulbs in your garden. In addition to small packages of bulbs you can also purchase stargazer lily bulbs in bulk at a great savings. A stargazer lily as with all oriental and asiatic lilies, multiply each year when planted in the garden.
A stargazer lily will require well drained soil in an area that receives sun or part shade. The ideal situation will place the stargazer lily, flower and leaves in the sun while shading its roots from the sun. They need to be kept moist. Stargazer lilies can be planted either in fall or spring, when ever the bulbs are available.
Handle the stargazer lily bulbs carefully because the scales can be easily broken off. Space them six to eight inches apart. Plant your stargazer lily blubs with four to six inches of soil covering the bulb. This allows them to form roots along their stems. Fertilize lilies lightly monthly with four, eight, four organic fertilizer, starting when the shoots begin to emerge. Mulch well to keep lily roots cool.
Stargazer lily blooms should be removed when they die to prevent seedpod formation. Cut stems off at ground level after they turn brown, but never cut them down while the leaves are still green..
