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Cut the dead or diseased stalk back to the base of the plant. Cut damaged stalks below the damaged part to leave the foliage to feed the plant. Prune the stalks back to the base of the plant in late fall when the lilies have stopped blooming and the foliage is dying off. Pruning shears.
Day lilies provide a dependable and attractive grouping of both green foliage and blossoms throughout the summer months. As the summer winds down and autumn comes knocking, a gardener begins the task of cleaning up the remnants of summer and preparing for the harshness of winter. One clean-up task is to cut down day lilies for winter. Because some day lily varieties turn brown as the growing season ends, a tidy gardener often wants to remove this growth to keep the yard looking neat.