No sign of damage on leaves just the bflowers themselves. Only seen a couple if ants. Could they cause this damage? I have been checking for lily beetles but no sign
Ants don't eat plants - they do 'farm' aphids for the honeydew, and there may be some aphids on the lilies, but you would see evidence of those. Aphids can cause a bit of damage, but it doesn't look like that - they suck sap which casues distortion.
Have you got a photo of the wholeplant, not just a close up of the flowers? That will help
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
It was slugs! Caught one in the act this evening, have put down a few slug pellets and trying to search for more with sharp scissors but I planted too many bulbs in a small space so difficult to get in there ?
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Slugs possibly, or birds.
Ants don't eat plants - they do 'farm' aphids for the honeydew, and there may be some aphids on the lilies, but you would see evidence of those. Aphids can cause a bit of damage, but it doesn't look like that - they suck sap which casues distortion.
Have you got a photo of the wholeplant, not just a close up of the flowers? That will help
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
It was slugs! Caught one in the act this evening, have put down a few slug pellets and trying to search for more with sharp scissors but I
planted too many bulbs in a small space so difficult to get in there ?