lilies what do I DO - Knowledgebase Question

pell city, al
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Question by slee7
July 11, 2007
i planted oriental lilies and they bloomed beautifully then the blooms fell off so now is there something i can do for them to come bck or do I need to cut down to ground level and wait til next year?


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Answer from NGA
July 11, 2007
Stephanie,

Cut off the spent blooms by cutting just below the bloom. Don't remove the leaves along the tall bloom stalk as these need to be left to replenish the bulb for next year's bloom.

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