Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and the Yahoo Answers website is now in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

When Lily's have finished flowering do you prune them to ground level ?

These Lily's grew to height of approx 3 feet and had about 6 blooms on them .

4 Answers

Relevance
  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    No. Cut the flower heads off so the goodness goes back into the bulb for next years growth. Then in the autumn when the whole plant dies back you can cut the plant down to ground level. When it starts to shoot again next spring you need to put some slug and snail protection down as they love the new growth.

  • 9 years ago

    Take of the dead flower heads (unless you want seedlings) and leave the stalk to die back like any other bulb because this helps the bulb increase in size and produce more flowers next year. If you cut down the foliage too early, the bulb does not get the chance to renew its energy. Cut them back down when the stalk is dried. You can divide them in the autumn after a few years if they begin to get too crowded.

  • Woody
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    In a word,no.Allow the blooms to die back,in all probabilty they'll set seed.Also,letting the foliage to wither in situ will feed the lily bulbs and produce bulbils.

    These small bulbs can then be grown on and increase in number.

    Source(s): Nurseryman.
  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    No. Deadhead(cut off the bloomed out flowers) but let the leaves die naturally. They are storing nutrients for next year's growth now.

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.