thank you for your comments! Any suggestions on what to use if it's fungal/slugs vs. other pests? I am seeing the same thing on some tulips coming up in the back planted by the previous homeowner who knows how many years ago. Some of them look a little chewed, as well. Come to think of it, it looks pretty similar to what happened to the hostas two years in a row. Everyone said the hostas probably had slugs. I am so disappointed that my first attempt at planting bulbs is being thwarted by whatever this is. It seems to be ignoring the alliums, though. Does the beer in the dish work for slugs? I had hoped to use entirely organic products, but I'm beginning to see why people resort to other types of sprays. I don't see any white growth, but I don't really know what a fungal problem would look like, or why it started in the first place. I planted very healthy bulbs last Fall and mulched lightly, but they did start coming up pretty early this Spring.

It sounds like you have some type of sucking insects on the bottom of the leaves. If you can't see them they are probably mites. Aphids should be visible. Either way a good dose of NEEM should probably help.

Wsutherland, As you are north and bring your plants in each winter as I do, I can offer some experience advice. From your photos, I see similar items I have dealt with in the past, and am still working through. My thoughts are as follows. Give them a shower first. One of my Erin Rachael's had deformed, wilted leafs. I have been battling spider mites on these plants all winter, but I think the bath worked two fold. I spray under leafs and over the entire plant with a detachable shower head. The plants and all of the leafs responded positively. Besides the mites, the humidity increase helped. I purchased two dollar sprayers, and plan to mist the plants daily. I also have a humidifier running, but I think the mist works better. Next, my wife's Sea Spray showed the same spots. I added a very small dash of Mg (epson salts) to a spray and it disappeared on new leafs. The thought is this...have you noticed gnats? We had a bought of fungus gnats early on. It was easy to keep them at bay by scrapping a layer the top layer of soil from the plant and adding new. Make sure you quickly dispose of the discarded material. Hope you get your plants righted. Ed This post was edited by Gutzmek on Wed, Jan 2, 13 at 0:04

Czfljo: I don't know whether your problem is bug related or not...but there has been talk here before about a mite which attacks Hibiscus and shows up as bumps on the leaves and also distorts the shape of the leaves. If you look up Erinose mite you may get the answer that you are seeking.Hope that helps. Ross.