I've had some weird looking "things" grow from the soil around my daylily pots. I've call them mushrooms, galls, snuff balls, and some I had no idea as to what to even call them. Some have even gotten into my pots. On the ground, I just dig around them and banish them to a remote area. In my pots, I usually will try to get all of it out, if not possible, I will repot the plant into clean soil and clean pot and again banish the leftover soil to a remote location(out in the woods). I've never had any of these "things" hurt a plant. I figure I could leave the alone and they would just go away, but to err on the side of caution, I remove them. Please understand, my home is surrounded by 100 year old oaks, elms, hickory, and numerous other trees. I've tried not to disturb the soil under these trees too much, so there is all kinds of "stuff" growing around my garden that lives in soil, rotted wood, rotting wood, leaves, and all kind of creatures. I expect about anything around here and have to take all of it in stride(most of the time
) My biggest loss has been to voles, not disease. I have lost one to root rot, so it does happen(of course to my most expensive at the time Mort Morss) but usually most "things" are harmless around here.
I hope your's is a "harmless thing" too, just don't panic. Michele is a weath of info and there are a bunch of others that can help too. You can always move a sick plant out of your plants into a pot until you can get some solid advice as to what is wrong. I'd about say, never destroy one until you have solid evidence it's really that sick and usually then you can put it in an isolated area and try to nurse it back to health.
Good luck and blessings, Mona
