# Stargazer Lilies growing conditions

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**Created:** [February 18, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargazer-lilies-growing-conditions/959714 "2022-02-18T00:31:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargazer-lilies-growing-conditions/959714/1 "2022-02-18T00:31:27Z")

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Or perhaps “Sparkling Lilies” because I understand Stargazers are a proprietary thing.

I got a live plant for my fiancee for Valentine’s Day. The label on them reads “Oriental Lilies,” but because I bought them in a supermarket, there were no instructions on how I should treat them when I want to transplant them.

How much sunlight should I give them? How damp should I keep the soil? Should I even expect them to stick around after the bulbs are put into the ground?

TIA

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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargazer-lilies-growing-conditions/959714/2 "2022-02-18T00:52:17Z")

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Because they were forced, they probably will not bloom again this year, but go ahead and plant it anyway and you will probably have a nice flower stalk with lovely blooms on it next year.

> **[How to Grow & Care for 'Stargazer' Oriental Lily](https://www.thespruce.com/stargazer-lily-care-and-growing-tips-2132116)**
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> 'Stargazer' lilies are a popular oriental lily hybrid with large, beautiful flowers and a potent, spicy aroma. Learn how to grow this dramatic flower.

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargazer-lilies-growing-conditions/959714/3 "2022-02-18T01:20:18Z")

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> [@nearwildheaven](#):
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> Because they were forced, they probably will not bloom again this year, but go ahead and plant it anyway and you will probably have a nice flower stalk with lovely blooms on it next year.
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> [How to Grow and Care for 'Stargazer' Lily](https://www.thespruce.com/stargazer-lily-care-and-growing-tips-2132116)

I’m cool with that. We’re fortunate that we’ll be able to give them the right soil and sunlight conditions, but the linked article doesn’t mention recommendations for transplanting from a pot to a plot. 6-8 inches deep strikes me as a little _too_ deep.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargazer-lilies-growing-conditions/959714/4 "2022-02-18T01:46:01Z")

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IME you can’t kill them. If you transplant after they’re finished blooming, I’d break apart the bulbs, discarding/composting the soil from the pot and bury the bulbs six inches. Mulch heavily, don’t overwater.