Garden Pests and Diseases: Four o' Clocks & Japanese Beetles, 1 by DonnaMack

DonnaMack wrote:
I grew a bunch of mirabilis jalapa about three feet from what was apparently (based on previous years' experience) a delectable rose. I found dead JBs on the four o'clocks, some still on the leaves, and some on the ground. And the damage to the rose was far less.

It's worth a shop because mirabilis is a piece of cake to grow. Just push the seeds into the ground and they do the work. It can be good to pull them up at the end of the season since they can grow quite large tubers that can be tough to get out after 2-3 years.

They are pretty too. If you want something a little less loud than the fuchsia ones (I love them, by the way) they also come in pinky purple (pictured), white and yellow.