do i cut off my lilies when they die?

Answer 1

no....

Answer 2

Unfortunately yes. On the plus side this gives you the opportunity to both fertilize and add minerals to the plant to insure it will return.
Allow the plant, if you can, to die-back at least half-way to the ground. You can accelerate this through pinching-off the dead heads of the Lilly. Use a sharp pruning shear or edge and, at half point, remove all remaing green to one inch of the ground. Sprinkle both a basic (10-10-10 w/min) and bone meal around the plant. Water in and mulch over it.
They come back because or in spite of you. Make sure they are where you want them. The can be made into a seperate garden, if you wish, or a grouping of plants when the blooms are gone for two weeks. Good Luck.

Answer 3

Yes, just don't cut the leaves until they die naturally. If you have the plant indoors, you can put it outside in the pot or plant it and maybe it will bloom again next year, although it may flower in September if it is an Easter lily, because that is its normal time to blossom.

Answer 4

No, all plants that grow from a bulb, tuber or rhizome, it is very important not to cut off those green leaves until they turn yellow. They are putting the energy into the bulb for next year until they turn yellow. This can be hard, as the yellow leaves look kind of unsightly in the yard. If this bothers you, grow your bulbs in movable containers and move them away from view after they start to yellow.

Answer 5

First you need to know what kind of lilly it is. There are many types of lillies. Day lillies, water lillies, asiatic lillies. calla lilly's.........to name a few.
I myself am a lover of the day lilly. some (actually most) are what is called repeat bloomers they bloom during the entire growing season. If that is the case then all you have to do is "dead head" cut the old blossom off. Don't cut them back until about 5 weeks AFTER the blooming season.

Answer 6

If you are talking about the ones that grow like Iris you should let the leaves turn brown before you cut them as this is where they get their food for next years blooms.

Answer 7

you can, but only if it died due to your fault! If it died naturaly, then let it fall off on it's own. Nature has its way with life... hehe... I know this because i'm going to be a Zoologist, but correct me if i'm worng. A plants dead leaves make nuetrition for itself, and when you cut it off, it's most likely to miss the neutrition it needs. BUT; when you cause it yourself, you can cause poisening in the plant and make it's leaves non-neutricious, depending on what you do! and so.,.. the answer is thus:
Naturaly; no
by human's fault; yes

Answer 8

No as the flower dies the plant makes energy which goes into the bulbs and will be used next year. You must let them die back.

Answer 9

You need to cut off the stem that the flower is on but don't cut the foliage. The foliage feeds itself (until it dries up) so it will bloom next year.

Answer 10

Just pick off the dead blooms, the plants need to continue growing to store enough energy to suvive the winter and to bloom again next year.

Answer 11

Wait until they completely wilt, then cut them off. They need to get as much strength in the bulb as they can.