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Old 04-11-2014, 05:44 PM
 
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Bamboo is a tough one to get rid of..
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Old 04-11-2014, 05:52 PM
 
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Wandering Jews.
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Old 04-11-2014, 06:38 PM
 
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Oh my goodness the list is long.

I cannot abide the following -

chysanthemums
carnations
fushias
alyssiums
cacti
most ferns
gladioli
hydrangea

I like the look of geranium but the smell is disgusting

I'm sure there's more...
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Old 04-11-2014, 06:53 PM
 
Location: USA
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Ligustrum. Highly allergic to it.
anything pointy or needle rich. I do like roses as the exception.
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Old 04-11-2014, 07:47 PM
 
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Oh my goodness the list is long.

I cannot abide the following -

chysanthemums
carnations
fushias
alyssiums
cacti
most ferns
gladioli
hydrangea

I like the look of geranium but the smell is disgusting

I'm sure there's more...
How can you hate gladioli and hydrangea. Surely, there has to be a color that you can like.
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Old 04-11-2014, 08:31 PM
 
Location: SE Michigan
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Most bulbs - iris, lilies, daffodils, etc.

Yes, they are early harbingers of spring and yes they are gorgeous. However for the most part they bloom very briefly, then are boring green spikes for the rest of the year.
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Old 04-11-2014, 09:02 PM
 
Location: Tucson for awhile longer
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As a bedding plant I've never used Dusty Miller. I like the idea of the silvery color but for some reason I think the shape is unattractive. I also think the succulent known as Hens and Chicks and the fall-blooming sedum are over-rated. There are plenty of things I can't plant whether I like them or not because of allergies (goldenrod, grasses, lilacs, hyacinths, etc.)
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Old 04-11-2014, 09:48 PM
 
Location: prescott az
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Any kind of cactus. And here I am, in AZ.
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Old 04-11-2014, 10:13 PM
 
Location: Southwest Washington State
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There are a bunch of them.



At the moment I particularly hate euphorbia:







I utterly despise New Zealand Flax at all times everywhere:












But the plant that I detest the most is -- The diseased and disgusting red tip Photinia.














(thanks for asking )
Just curious, why euphorbia?
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Old 04-11-2014, 10:24 PM
 
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Can I add two "tree hates"? The sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) and the oak.... because of those )**%$#@!! sweetgum balls and the acorns, both forever littering the garden. The sweetgum balls are worse though, IMHO.
So, pay the kids or the grandkids a few bucks to go out there and gather them up when they're just freshly fallen off the tree (they will be a nice brown color but the spikes will still be nice and stiff)....then use them in your pots or flower beds for mulch to keep cats out. Or send them to the poster who was complaining about cats peeing in their flowers!

Works every year to keep my kitty out of the planters on my front porch.
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