flower stain out of carpet

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!! andreaanker (Sun 23:15 24/Oct/04)

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Newt		(Mon 02:12 25/Oct/04) 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		(Mon 10:16 25/Oct/04) 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		(Mon 10:36 25/Oct/04) 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		(Mon 20:03 25/Oct/04) 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.

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