Yes, it's the double ones I saw in the paper. Well, the beetles, and not that rock group either, have been after my Blackeyed Susans. They got all the big leaves, but with the Lavendar bushes in front of them, you can't see it too much, and with the new leaves, well, the beetles are gone now, and they are really coming in, not doing a bad job for their first year in the garden. So, these beetles will be after my Hollyhocks, too, UGH!!!!! They didn't get my Rose of Sharons this year_wonder why!!!! They usually shredd those leaves. Anyone know of a non-chemical solution to Japanese Beetle ridders? :o) Lynn Anna wrote: My mom had hollyhocks in a slew of colors. They come in double heads now, but not back then. We would make dolls by plucking a flower and a bud then join them with a toothpick. They require lots of sunshine as I recall and Japanese beetles think they are the best food...yum! The leaves are lacy after the beetles have dined upon them. Yes, they are perennials. I don't have any and I have seen them in seed packets at local gardening retailers.

I have some hollyhocks I got from a friend years ago. If they like where you plant them you'll have them forever. They are perennials, but they also seed, so I find plants other places in the garden. Mine are a rosy red. Be sure to give them lots of sun. As for the Japanese beetles, you can cut down on their numbers by using Milky Spore. You spread it on the grass and it gets rid of the beetles in a year or so, or at least reduces their numbers. It is all natural. Flea beetles also bother my hollyhocks. The doubles seem a little harder to grow than the old fashioned ones. I know you'll enjoy them. Jane Lynn Vondran <lynnvondran@att.net> wrote: Yes, it's the double ones I saw in the paper. Well, the beetles, and not that rock group either, have been after my Blackeyed Susans. They got all the big leaves, but with the Lavendar bushes in front of them, you can't see it too much, and with the new leaves, well, the beetles are gone now, and they are really coming in, not doing a bad job for their first year in the garden. So, these beetles will be after my Hollyhocks, too, UGH!!!!! They didn't get my Rose of Sharons this year_wonder why!!!! They usually shredd those leaves. Anyone know of a non-chemical solution to Japanese Beetle ridders? :o) Lynn Anna wrote: My mom had hollyhocks in a slew of colors. They come in double heads now, but not back then. We would make dolls by plucking a flower and a bud then join them with a toothpick. They require lots of sunshine as I recall and Japanese beetles think they are the best food...yum! The leaves are lacy after the beetles have dined upon them. Yes, they are perennials. I don't have any and I have seen them in seed packets at local gardening retailers. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us.