Do not throw that shirt in the dryer yet. Seriously, the dryer is like a nuclear reactor for stains. It will bake that leftover pigment into a permanent souvenir.
Lay the shirt flat on a towel or hang it up. Let it air dry completely. Take a nap. Make another coffee. Wait for the magic to happen.
Once it’s bone dry, check the spot. Nine times out of ten, it’s gone. You are victorious. You have beaten the lily. Go wear your shirt out with pride.
A Little Confession
I once lost a silk blouse to a white lily. I panicked. I rubbed it with a wet paper towel. The result was a neon orange blob that looked like a map of Florida. Learn from my pain.
You can also do what I do now: just change into an "ugly" shirt before you go near lilies. Or, snip off the little pollen-coated stamens as soon as you get the flowers home. That’s the pro move.
But if you forgot? You now have the plan. Slow down. Stay dry. Lift, don’t rub. You’re a pollen-fighting Jedi now. You got this.
