I am on a dog board & someone from Texas is asking about a plant probelm. No one seems to know what is going on with this plant, so I asked if I could post it here. This is what she had posted:

Trying to figure out what I need to do to keep this from spreading. So far it is confined to this one plant. At first I thought maybe it was seeding but I have five of these in all and this is the only one affected a month later.

The entire plant.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/twe_fireman/DSC_0005.jpg

Couple of closeups of the parts seemingly being eaten alive.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/twe_fireman/DSC_0004.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/twe_fireman/DSC_0006.jpg

These pics are a week old. The plant is over halfway eaten by now. It turns really dry and brittle. I seem to lose flowers and stems overnight. I am currently battling snails but there are no signs of snails on these plants, they stick to others with bigger leaves. I did have an aphid infestation last year but haven't seen signs of those lately. Any ideas???

Also, for my own knowledge? What type of plant doe she have?

TIA