Can the leaves of Day Lilies be trimmed neatly back once the plant has finished blooming?

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No,  all bulbs need to have the foliage left until it is dry and brown.  That's how they get the photosynthesis they need to stay alive.  It helps to plant a ground cover  around them that they will stick up through when they are looking good, but which will help to make them less noticable when they aren't.  Don't use English ivy, it's too thick.  Any other ground cover is probably good, unless the ad says even weeds can't grow through it.

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