Oxymel of Squill wrote:
lilies don't like moving water, so most set ups with fish are unsuitable,
unless you can arrange a quiet cornere out of any currents

I had 2 lilies in the fish pond and neither flowered, the koi attacked one,
fatally! I moved the survivor into a stagnant pool and it has flowered
prolifically this year and last

That makes sense - I could put them in the corner away from the fountain
.. I'll try that - thank you.