Stargazer Lily Bulb Care in Tropical Philippines

Mistake: Lifting Perennial Bulbs

Stargazer lilies are perennials; they should not be dug up and dried. Only annual bulbs (e.g., cannas) are lifted and stored in moist peat moss.

Philippines has wet/dry and cool/hot seasons, but no frost. Lilies can stay in ground year-round. Lifting and drying likely killed the bulbs.

If bulbs are soft, they're dead. If firm, store in moist peat moss and replant early next spring.

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