Specialty Gardening: Year 4..., 1 by donsmith755

donsmith755 wrote:
This is year 4 for the front garden. Everything is new here except the boxwood at the foundation. Lily beetles nearly destroyed on stand of lilies. They seem to be more under control now. This is the first year the hollyhocks have reseeded and come back. Petunias should start to fill in now that weather has turned warmed. The irises were magnificent this year (weak last year).

Scarlet lily beetle
The scarlet lily beetle, red lily beetle, or lily leaf beetle, is a leaf beetle that eats the leaves, stem, buds, and flower, of lilies, fritillaries and other members of the family Liliaceae. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Lilioceris lilii
Rank: Species
Higher classification: Lilioceris