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Question
1. is the bottom half of the stem supposed to get brown early on in the summer or at all?
2. when the flowers die, will more bud if you cut off the dead ones?
Hi Steve,
Thanx for your question. The bottom half of the stem of your tiger lilies should not be turning brown this soon. This should happen towards the end of summer as the foliage dies off. If the plant continues to turn brown, dig up the bulb to check for rot. If the bulb is rotting or smelly, throw it away (in the rubbish) and do not plant anything in the same spot for a couple years.
Once the lily has bloomed, cutting off the spent bloom will not produce more blooms. The lily blooms once in the season.
I hope this helps.
Tom
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Tom Alonzo
Expertise
I have been a gardener for 20 years with perennials both growing from seed and from nurseries. I went through the Master Gardener Program from Kansas State University Cooperative Extension Service and I answered questions on the Hotline a few years ago for the Wyandotte County Kansas Extension Service. I have also lived in the Florida, California, Hawaii, Arizona, Texas, Kansas and Missouri and am experienced with a variety of climates, soils and weather conditions.
Experience
I have been growing perennials for over 20 years now. I am self-taught mostly except for a master gardener class. I have experimented with all kinds of perennials including many that are not common to my area. I have read hundreds of books and grown hundreds of varieties of plants and hope to make it a business some day. I have become versed in botanical names and growing conditions and what I don't know off of the top of my head I can usually easily find in my vast array of research material and botanical and horticultural contacts. I especially enjoy experimenting with growing plants out of zone.
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