Marianne's Response

calla lily

HI THERE, WANT TO KNOW IF I’M SUPPOSE TO CUT MY DEAD FLOWERS OFF

Posted by linda williams on May 18, 2022

Marianne's Response

Yes, you should remove the faded blooms from your calla lily and also follow the stem that holds the flower and cut this off down low. This is called "dead heading" when you snip off spent blooms and although it helps most plants put energy into new growth rather than seed production, not all flowering plants must be deadheaded to perform well. Deadheading does tidy up the garden and gives you material for a compost pile so grow for it. Keep growing, Marianne Binetti