Jim McK, I think Stagnospora is ubiquitous, and mechanical damage offers an easy route into the plants. It attacks almost every amaryllid genus I've grown, including Clivia, Crinum, and Hymenocallis. We had a very rainy summer and fall this year, and there was a lot of what looked to be Stagnospora around. I didn't bother to stick any of it under a microscope, however. Maybe I'll do that someday. Jim Shields in central Indiana (USA) At 05:15 PM 10/22/2006 -0400, you wrote: >Is red blotch a disease or is it simply a response to mechanical damage? > >I've seen it (I think we're talking about the same thing) in Sprekelia and >Zephyranthes and maybe in Hymenocallis of the Ismene group. > >Jim McKenney ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA