Stargazers

The first Stargazer Lily opened today! That gorgeous color! That unbelievable fragrance! Yay! We have them right outside the living room window, which remains open while they are in bloom.

If you have smelled this flower, you know what I mean. If you have not, go right now to the florist and demand to! (But don’t get the yellow powder from the stamens on you or your clothes. It stains like crazy.)

I was once in a very upscale wedding where the bouquets, table umbrellas, flower arrangements were overflowing with Stargazer Lilies. This was just a few years after Stargazers were introduced to the public and they were EXPENSIVE. There must have been thousands of them at this wedding. The fragrance was intoxicating. I’ve never forgotten it.