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- To cultivate the lily: to cut flowers or not?
- Reasons to remove withered flowers
- Allow the seeds of the lily to ripen
- Tips & Tricks
To cultivate the lily: to cut flowers or not?
The lily (Agapanthus) is an African lily, which enjoys a great popularity as a container plant in this country. Although the plant usually does not require pruning, withered flowers should sometimes be removed.
Reasons to remove withered flowers
Wilted inflorescences disturb some garden lovers not only visually in the overall impression of a lily with its fresh green leaves. For the maturation of the seeds on the withered inflorescences, the plant also needs energy, which is then missing elsewhere. Cut faded inflorescences regularly as a nursing measure, your jewelry lily will bring more flowers overall and a stronger growth.
Allow the seeds of the lily to ripen
The African lily Agapanthus is mostly propagated by root division due to the strong root growth. But you can also let the inflorescences ripen after the flowering period and thus allow the plant to self-seed the seeds.
Tips & Tricks
If you would like to harvest the seeds of the African lily and sow them at a certain place, then you should wait for the seeds in September for the seed harvest. At the same time, remove the withered inflorescences and leaves so that the plants can recharge their batteries before winter.