How to prune water lilies

When to prune water lilies

It is generally more appropriate to prune water lilies in spring and autumn every year. The pruned branches of water lilies can be used for cuttings. You need to select mature and strong leaves, prepare field soil or clay soil, water it thoroughly, and apply a small amount of organic fertilizer. After that, you can directly insert the cuttings into the soil.

How to trim water lilies

Pruning water lilies mainly involves pruning away their fallen flowers and dead leaves, which can save some nutrients, avoid unnecessary resource consumption, and promote better growth and flowering of the plants. If you see that the plants have yellow or rotten leaves during maintenance, you should remove them in time to avoid infection of other leaves.

In addition, water lilies grow very fast under high temperature conditions, so it is best to perform appropriate pruning, removing all the overlong basal leaves, dead leaves, and rotten leaves, leaving only 5 to 6 leaves.

Water lilies grow faster when pruned

If you want the water lily to grow faster, you can trim off a small section of its roots so that its flower head is exposed 6-8cm in the vase. This will promote better growth of the plant.

Water lily pruning and flowering

In order for water lilies to bloom, it is usually necessary to pick off the withered flowers and unopened buds in time, and also cut off the withered branches and leaves. This can save a lot of nutrients and better promote the plant's recovery after flowering.

Tips for pruning water lilies

It is generally necessary to prune the water lilies in time after they have faded, because at the end of the flowering period, there may still be many withered flowers or immature buds that cannot open, or even withered branches and leaves, which will continue to consume nutrients.