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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.
While it is generally not recommended to cut back dying foliage, faded and dying lilies need to be cut or picked off the plant immediately. Leaving faded blooms on a lily flower discourages proper growth. Any dead or withered leaves should be carefully clipped off the plant without taking too many leaves off.