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Cutting flower stems

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By Bbb

Suffolk,, United Kingdom

Is it best to cut off spent flower stems or leave them? My arum lily is in a pot and has two dead heads and one live. if i cut off the dead ones will more come or is the season over now?


On plant Zantedeschia aethiopica


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Cut them off anyway, as near to the bottom of the stems as you can - saves the plant having to produce seed and looks tidier.

6 Jul, 2009

 

i would cut them off anyway if you don't want seed as that is better for the plant ~it is not wasting it's energy~yplus you may get more flowers!

6 Jul, 2009

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