LEAST favorite plant

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  1. Stephinalta

    Stephinalta Seedling

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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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  3. Netty

    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    Ground Ivy aka Creeping Charlie :twisted:
     
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    petunia Young Pine

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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.
     
  5. Droopy

    Droopy Slug Slaughterer Plants Contributor

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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 Seedling

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    Those big bush Fuscias; the ones with the purply-maroon flowers always make me feel sad! Don't know why!
     
  7. Palustris

    Palustris Young Pine

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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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    Now how did I know you were going to say that Eric :D
    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 :-x
     
  9. eileen

    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Hydrangeas!! Somehow I just can't appreciate them the way most gardeners do. :(
     
  10. stratsmom

    stratsmom Flower Fanatic

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    Hen & chicks! Those spiky little things are ugly :rolleyes:
     
  11. kuntrygal

    kuntrygal Texas Rose

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    'Ditto' for me as well. They are only pretty for a couple of days.Disesase, thorns, sticks most of the time. :-x
     
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    Those stone plants. There kinda ok when theres a flower on them but otherwise there ugly!!
     
  13. kaseylib

    kaseylib Young Pine

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    Dracena, or commonly called "spikes". Everyone puts them in the middle of every planter and hanging basket. Yuck!!!
     
  14. toni

    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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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.
     
  15. playtime8978

    playtime8978 In Flower

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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
     
  16. Palm Tree

    Palm Tree Young Pine

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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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