Extend The Life Of Your Lilies With This Simple Trick

Removing The Pollen Can Be Dirty Business

Yes, removing the pollen in your lilies can be dirty business, but as the saying goes…somebody’s got to do it! By removing the pollen from your lilies you can actually extend the life of your lilies by an additional day or two. But, that’s not the only reason you should remove this powdery substance.

Whether you are working with day lilies, enchantment lilies, oriental lilies, asiatic lilies…they all have stamens that once they mature will turn to a powdery pollen that will stain anything they touch. Most times your florist will remove the pollen from the lilies, but sometimes your lilies will arrive with a closed bud and it will be up to you to remove these stamens of pollen once the lily has popped open.

Simply remove one stamen at a time and go slowly!!! Your goal is to avoid dropping any of the pollen on the flower bloom itself while removing these stamens because they will also stain the beautiful flower bloom. And, if they are not removed adequately, and the pollen drops on the bloom, it can actually cause the flower to begin to rot. So, removing this is really important.

This pollen will stain your hands so make sure you wear gloves when removing the pollen. Also, if you get the pollen on your clothes or your furniture, it will also stain and it is a beast to remove once it has done it’s dirty work! So, remove that pollen as quickly as you possibly can.

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