Wilko Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Hi I was given a couple of arum liliies in summer, planted them and they have been fine. Question is do i cut down all the leaves or leave them for protection and cut later ?Thanks for any guidance.HNY Wilko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 I'm sure you will find some info here....[:D] http://www.uk.gardenweb.com/forums/load/ukgard/msg0609042820099.html?10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_2 Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 I have a wonderful clump of these and they tend to die right down at the end of the summer when I then cut the stalks off to the ground level. They are now over three feet high again and will soon be in bud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 I'm sure it will depend a little bit on the area you're in, but we have half a dozen huge clumps of these in our garden and as we're rarely there in the winter to tend them, they get left pretty much to their own devices. Some of the leaves rot away over autumn and winter when it's wet, and I have to clear them away [+o(] but they keep coming back as hardy as ever, and have survived almost total neglect for the last 5 years under my control, and probably many years before that.... (I don't think our predecessors were particularly keen gardeners). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 You don't mention which area you live in, but as a general rule of thumb if you are in an area susceptible to frost, leave any cutting back 'till the spring, or you risk encouraging new, tender growth which will get badly damaged by a late frost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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