It sounds like the ball on top of the stalk is not a flower bud but a seed pod. If so, and you do not want to save seed, then you should remove the seed pod so that the bulb’s energy can go into growing more flowers and leaves. If the flower stalk itself is fading, then you can cut the stalk off about an inch above the base. If there are other flowers on the stalk still blooming, then you can remove the seed pod close to where it attaches to the stalk.
Hi, Wynelle,
It sounds like the ball on top of the stalk is not a flower bud but a seed pod. If so, and you do not want to save seed, then you should remove the seed pod so that the bulb’s energy can go into growing more flowers and leaves. If the flower stalk itself is fading, then you can cut the stalk off about an inch above the base. If there are other flowers on the stalk still blooming, then you can remove the seed pod close to where it attaches to the stalk.
Hope this helps!