flower stain out of carpet

[andreaanker]

My cat knocked over a vase of tiger lillies and the orange dye from the lillies stained my berber carpet. I've tried everything and can't get it out. Help!!

[Newt]

Have you tried a paste of oxygenated cleaner like Oxyclean? I've found that very helpful with organic stains. I would recommend the next time you pick lilies that you remove the pollen by cutting off those tips while still in the garden. Hope this helps, Newt

[emmalee]

Carpet pride is pretty good on most stains, I used it to get oil off and it worked, give it a try, you can buy it from most supermarkets.

[Hamish]

The stain is caused by very small pollen grains. Try massaging pure soap into the stain a few times and letting it sit. This will hopefuly coat each particle with soap. Then on rinsing with warm water <u>may</u> remove the stain. Good luck. A tip is to remove the stamen from the flowers as they open next time. Not as pritty but stopps any mess!

[sjones]

Lillies are poisonous to cats.  You are lucky the carpet is the only thing that got hurt.  Leave the stain as is as a reminder that no lillies should be anywhere near the reach of a cat - indoors or outdoors.