Stephinalta
Altamonte Springs, Fla.
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 12:35 am Post subject: LEAST favorite plant |
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everyone has a plant they love, (or 100 plants they love) but when making another post today I realized there are a few plants that I can say I have a very strong dislike for, One being Mother-in-Law Tongue, the other Being Sago Palms so whats yours?
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Netty
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Southern Ontario zone 5a
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Ground Ivy aka Creeping Charlie 
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petunia
northern michigan
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Any annuals. It'd be nice if they became bi-annuals or perriannials. many of them are so pretty only to enjoy them for 1 season only to have to replant them again the next year.
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Droopy
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Western Norway
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I'm not particularly fond of big-flowering Begonias. They can't take our weather and look sorry a couple of days after we've planted them out.
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sharon mc
West Wales, UK
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Those big bush Fuscias; the ones with the purply-maroon flowers always make me feel sad! Don't know why!
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Palustris
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I absolutely detest Roses. Insect ridden, disease prone, thorny dead twigs for 6 months of the year, high maintainance for a few manky flowers that turn to mush as soon as it rains or bleach colourless if the sun shines.
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Gardengirl
Hertfordshire,UK
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| Palustris wrote: | | I absolutely detest Roses. |
Now how did I know you were going to say that Eric 
My pet hate is forgetmenots. I know gardeners rave about how pretty they are but they multiply so much in my garden they take over. So as you can guess I am pulling out 100's of the little b*****ers at the moment. Every time I go back, more have appeared...UGHHHH 
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eileen
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Scotland
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Hydrangeas!! Somehow I just can't appreciate them the way most gardeners do. 
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stratsmom
Southern Oregon
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Hen & chicks! Those spiky little things are ugly 
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kuntrygal
Texas ~ Zone 8
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Palustris wrote: | | I absolutely detest Roses. Insect ridden, disease prone, thorny dead twigs for 6 months of the year, high maintainance for a few manky flowers that turn to mush as soon as it rains or bleach colourless if the sun shines. |
'Ditto' for me as well. They are only pretty for a couple of days.Disesase, thorns, sticks most of the time.
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unicorn2564
4 b Iowa
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:20 am Post subject: |
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Those stone plants. There kinda ok when theres a flower on them but otherwise there ugly!!
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kaseylib
Wisconsin
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Dracena, or commonly called "spikes". Everyone puts them in the middle of every planter and hanging basket. Yuck!!!
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toni
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North Texas, Zone 8a
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Hmmmmmm, I kind of like all the plants that you all don't like. About the only one that I really, really, really, really don't like is Poison Ivy....and I have scars even 5 years after the encounter.
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playtime8978
blackpool england
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:06 am Post subject: |
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the plant I dislike most at the moment is non fruiting brambles they grow like wild fire and are a pain to get rid of especially as they have viscious thorns
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Palm Tree
Cape Town
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:20 am Post subject: |
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Yup
I do not really care for roses - too much effort - too much attention required. They always just want attention, food, spraying. - Ooh and the pests!.
Unfortunately I have two rose bushes in my garden (Not mine roses, my daughter's) and I have to take care of them for her.
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