Pest battle with Asiatic Lily — and how I won

I had a serious problem with blindness with no flowers produced from weak or immature bulbs on my Asiatic Lily earlier this year. Caught it late and had to work hard to bring the plant back. The experience was frustrating but educational.

Now that it's healthy again I can fully appreciate increasing clump size year on year when well established, which is remarkable. I've repositioned it in a naturalised lawn planting for a wild spring effect and improved my attention to leaving foliage to die back naturally after flowering. earliest crocuses and snowdrops emerging in late winter was the proof that the plant had fully recovered — genuinely beautiful. Moral of the story: inspect regularly and catch problems early.