Stargazer Lilies

This past Easter my dad brought his friend Dot over for our family dinner. She very thoughtfully brought the centerpiece for the table which was a single stargazer lily. It had a few open blooms, several buds and filled the air with fragrance. This was a new flower to me and I really enjoyed having it. I asked her if they would grow in our zone and she said she didn't know so I dug out a catalogue or two and checked it out. Later that week I went shopping at a local garden center and bought some. Dot said if I found any, she wanted some too. So I bought 4 bulbs for her and 4 for me. I didn't get to planting them until. . . I think it was May. Here are the first blooms in all their glory. I bent to smell them but didn't notice much scent and thought: where's the scent! I don't smell anything! As I walked further, there it was permeating the rest of the garden. I found it odd that I couldn't smell it up close but was very satisfied with their performance. Thank you Dot for bringing such beauty to my garden in a delightfully, thoughtful way and for the entertainment it provided through socializing, competition and just the sheer pleasure of watching them grow :).