Well, believe it or not, blooming is stressfull to any plant and consumes a great deal of energy. By disbudding, that energy goes directly into plant body building. For me with lily growing, that translates into a larger, more robust plant next year. In the case of Taos, I want to use it as a pod parent next year. Of the three Taos I have, two were disbudded as soon as buds formed and only one was allowed to produce two flowers for pollen this year and then disbudded. In the case of disbudding that unique Pink or Purple Perfection, I want to direct that energy into bulb building (called bulking up) for cloning this fall. It's always best to disbud as soon as the buds form, of course, but disbudding at anytime while blooming still means a few extra days of energy saved and directed to bulking up.
