How to Prune Lilies

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Deadhead dying blooms throughout the blooming season.. Use small, lightweight shears to prune your lilies.. Follow the stalk of the flower into the base of the lily plant.

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Deadhead dying blooms throughout the blooming season.

Step 1

Deadhead dying blooms throughout the blooming season.

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Use small, lightweight shears to prune your lilies.

Step 2

Use small, lightweight shears to prune your lilies.

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Follow the stalk of the flower into the base of the lily plant.

Step 3

Follow the stalk of the flower into the base of the lily plant.

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Cut the stalk at the base of the plant.

Step 4

Cut the stalk at the base of the plant.

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Disinfect your shears in between cuts.

Step 5

Disinfect your shears in between cuts.

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Leave yellowing or browning stalks until the fall.

Step 6

Leave yellowing or browning stalks until the fall.

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Prune back yellow stalks after the first frost.

Step 7

Prune back yellow stalks after the first frost.

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Remove entire stems of mostly brown leaves.

Step 8

Remove entire stems of mostly brown leaves.

9

Clip the tips of browning leaves.

Step 9

Clip the tips of browning leaves.

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