Let’s Look at Cleaning the Easter Lily. . .

Cleaning the blooms of the Easter Lily allows them to last longer!!

The Easter Lily heralds the Holiday with beauty and fragrance! The aroma of the Easter Lily just brings Spring indoors. Make the enjoyment last longer by cleaning the pollen from the lily blooms as they begin to open.

​This is accomplished by removing the pollen from the stamen of the bloom. When the bloom first pops open, the pollen is almost colorless and moist. It is easiest to remove the pollen at this stage. Try to remove the pollen as soon as you see the stamen on a bloom just beginning to open. The real trick is to allow the bloom to open enough to reach the stamen without tearing the bloom.  As the bloom matures, the pollen dries, turns yellow, and turns to powder. Remove the pollen early - This powder stains. 

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