How to prune lilium 'conca d'or'

Deadhead as flowers fade in summer; cut stems to ground in autumn once fully dead. Remove individual spent blooms at their base as they go over. Leave the full stem and foliage to die back naturally. In late autumn, once everything is yellow-brown, cut stems to just above soil level.

Annually — deadhead during bloom, cut back once in autumn. Lilium 'Conca d'Or' (an Orienpet hybrid) benefits from deadheading spent blooms as they fade to prevent energy going to seed production. Keep stems and leaves green as long as possible into autumn — they are vital for bulb nutrition. Cut back to soil level in autumn once the foliage has fully yellowed and died.

Remove individual spent blooms at their base as they go over. Leave the full stem and foliage to die back naturally. In late autumn, once everything is yellow-brown, cut stems to just above soil level.