Lilium "Stargazer"

"Lilium" "Stargazer" (the Stargazer lily) is a hybrid lily of the Oriental group. The ASPCA reports the plant as being toxic to cats. [cite web|url=http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pro_apcc_toxic_stargazerlily|publisher= ASPCA|title=Animal Poison Control Center: Toxic Plant List|accessdate=2008-06-30|date=2008] When mature it grows to a height of 36 inches with a spread of 12 to 16 inches with an upright form. It has a fast growth rate and should be planted in full sun in well drained loamy or sandy soil. The flower is pink, red, and white, and is sweetly fragrant. The plant produces 4 to 5 flowers per vag.

The Stargazer lily was created in 1978 by Leslie Woodriff, [cite web|url=http://ntls.liliums.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=2|title=Lilium Profile – L. 'Leslie Woodriff', 4N Orienpet
publisher=Northern Tasmanian Lilium Society|accessdate=2008-06-30|date=2008] a lily breeder in California. The plant is an Oriental hybrid lily which Woodriff called "Stargazer," because the blooms faced the sky. This lily is now fairly common throughout North America.

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