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Lilies

Bulbs · Oriental / Asiatic

Lilies

Feed while they grow, deadhead as they fade, and let the foliage die back on its own — it is feeding next year's bulb.

Year plan

January

Nothing to do.

February

Nothing to do.

March

Nothing to do.

April

Nothing to do.

May

June

July

Nothing to do.

AugustNow

Nothing to do.

September

October

Nothing to do.

November

December

Nothing to do.

After flowering

How to prune it

Pruning diagram for Lilies: red dashed lines mark where to cut
Red dashes = cut here.Snip the faded flower off the top only. Never cut green leaves or stems — wait until the whole stem is yellow, then cut low.
  1. 1Deadhead the faded flowers.
  2. 2Do NOT cut the green stems or leaves.
  3. 3Let the foliage yellow naturally to feed the bulb.
  4. 4Cut stems down only when fully yellow or brown.
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