In message <004701cd2e0d$90a41f60$b1ec5e20$@gmail.com>, Michael Mace <michaelcmace@gmail.com> writes >ml ) are botrytis and basal rot. All the photos I've seen for botrytis >show attacks starting at the bottom of the plant (due to spores splashing up Sometimes, when it is wet for weeks on end, the growing point at the top of the lily is where the rot starts - because that is where the water accumulates. -- David Pilling email: david@pilling.demon.co.uk web: http://www.davidpilling.net/