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Mon, Jul 8, 13 at 6:27
| I bought these Stargazer lilies as bulbs last spring. Last summer, the buds, and then the flowers were marred by brown streaks. This spring, most of the buds again have brown steaks in them. The plant foliage and stem seem otherwise very healthy. A web search didn't turn up much. Is this a virus?
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 8, 13 at 8:35
| do you overhead water... with a sprinkler system or sprays the blooms while watering by hand ??? ken |
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- Posted by Skippy1936 5a (My Page) on Mon, Jul 8, 13 at 13:33
| I had this happen to me too, with Stargazers bought from WalMart. I did not water overhead but my ground might have stayed too damp in the winter or maybe the bulbs were bad altho they didn't look bad when I planted them. |
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| Advice I just got from a very knowledgeable local professional gardener is that they have a virus & should be removed. Sad, but I'm going to take that advice. |
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