Do I need to "dead head" my asiatic lily?
Question:I have several asiatic lilies that I planted last year and I don't know if I need to remove the spent flowers to promote more blooms and to encourage it to rebloom.
Answers:
It won't rebloom, but deadheading will allow the bulb to regenerate better by allowing the plant to put its energy into that instead of producing seed.
that is a good idea. Why leave on the flowers that are already fading?
go ahead and try it
They bloom once per season.You can remove the dead bloom but leave the leaves and stems as the plant uses this for food so it will bloom next season.
Haven't tried that, but granulated fertilizer once in the Fall gives the plant extra energy to store for the next growing season. I also use granulated fertilizer in the Spring about one month before the last frost date so it can work into the soil & give the roots extra food for flowers. So far, so good!
Take the dead head off, it allows the plant to use all it's energy on storing food in the bulb for next blooming season. Unfortunately, most lily's are one bloomers. Just makes you appreciate the bloom a little more when it is there!
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