I painted potato blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans, for the August illustration of the BSPP 2024 plant pathogens calendar.

BSPP 2024 Calendar – Images by Helen Pennington – BSPP – The British Society for Plant Pathology

The painting shows a potato stem infected with potato blight. The plant has four compound leaves. The lower leaves show clear lesions, while the upper leaves appear wilted and dried. In the top-right corner, a potato tuber is visible, showing dark brown lesions characteristic of late blight infection.