Lilies, with trumpet-shaped flowers and foliage that is attractive, herald the arrival of spring. True lilies fit in with the Lilium genus, as well as their flowers come in many different intriguing designs and colors. Lilies make holiday gift suggestions that are excellent that, looked after and if transplanted to the backyard, will bloom for a lot of years. Lilies generally only flower once per period. After blooming, the flowers and stems start to fade. Removing invested progress enables the plant to develop new foliage till it enters winter dormancy.
Cut the anthers off the lily flowers to make them. The anthers are protrusions in the middle of the flower. They differ in colour depending on the cultivar but are generally red, orange or yellow.
Lily flowers are matured by cut as they begin to wilt and drop colour. By slicing them off in the bottom of the flower head remove blooms.
Remove as they turn brown, the lily’s stems. Cut each stem above a leaf that is healthy to inspire foliage development that is new.
Cut each of the stems back to the soil when they turn dry and yellow in the fall, typically several weeks prior to the last frost day.