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thought it might be interesting to see what we dont like?!
I'll start -
gladioli, too stiff and spikey.
dahlias, all that lifting in the autumn.
marigolds, too orange.
and basically anything yellow except daffs, prims and crocuses in spring. tho saying that, I have inherited a yellow rose which is OK. but I wouldnt plant another one!

Stocks. I just don't like the look of them. The flowers last too long and always look messy and ragged.

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Evening Primrose... The tall one. When I moved into my new home the garden was covered in them and it took me two months to get rid of them. I ended up sick of them... no other reason.

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Acorn

Foxgloves because I am allergic to them and those multicoloured daisy type flowers that open in the sun..myesothingymegibs???(just too bright!!)

....mesembryanthemums.....? Love 'em because they're bright

Don't like any convolvulus types...remind me waaayyy too much of blind weed

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Stocks and pansies, just don't like them in pots, they always look dead or maybe I just kill them!

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Buddleia is my number one hate flower. I have huge respect for it but still dislike it with a vengeance.
Buddleia is one of the first plants that will colonise a bare and barren landscape. As a plant it needs little apart from a roothold in gravel or stone. It amazes me how people will allow a Buddleia to stay rooted in their wall, windowsill or chimneybreast. The amount of damage one plant can do is horrifying. Each year as it drops its leaves and flowers compost is made which allow secondary plants to move in. Once the ground becomes too fertile the Buddleia will no longer thrive so other things like trees and shrubs are able to grow.
Jax

ooh stocks, with you on that Lesley! mesemythingies, I quite like those coz they look like plastic (!).
buddleia, jaxom how can you say that??? I love buddleia, all those butterflies.
and I love foxgloves.

autumn crocuses cos it means summers gone

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I like mesembryanthemums as well. They're lovely when they open with the sun.

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Any flower that is blue - for me the colour just jars in the garden. Mind you I have to say that if anything blue here survived well I might learn to live with it - have to be thankful for anything that grows!

Jennie - how can you fail to like the Himalayan Poppy which is blue
Flowers I don't like include the following
Oriental Poppies - like weeds in my garden
Evening Primrose - lovely scent, but not matched by looks
Verbena bonariensis - I know it's fashionable and "see-through" but not for me
Stocks - see LJ's reply for reasons
Anaphalis - don't see the point
Aconitum (monkshood) - way too poisonous
Muscari neglectum - so called cos if you "neglectum" they'll take over the world

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Nigella

Damn stuff seeds all over the place!!!!!!!

Jerry

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Ah! yes... nigella... That's what it was! When I moved in my new house the garden also had loads of something that had gone to seed... I've just googled nigella and that's it! I guess I'll be getting a lot of those this summer...

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I think she looks nice

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Tulips, i just hate them. They have absolutely nothing going for them. Even planted in groups they look stiff and unnatural. And if you bring them in to the house as a cut flower the stems bend all out of shape and they wont even stand in the vase properly. Just can't stand them.

Bramble, the tip with Tulips is not to handle the stems. If you avoid holding above the bottom inch of the stem then they will stand upright. If you touch the stem they will sag at this point. I don't know the science behind why this happens only that it is true. Tulips bought from the shops are often handled by staff who is not trained in floristry, and as a result when you get your flowers home they are less than satisfactory.
Roses are another example of knowing how to handle and treat cut flowers.
If you cut the bottom inch off the stem of a rose and lay them flat in a bath of cold water for an hour, the roses stay pristine and last for weeks rather than days. The rose petals stay fairly closed and pert and the leaves left on the stems also stands upright.
Jax

Thanks Jax for that. I might try it with tulips but will definitely try it with roses as I just love them.
Regards, Bramble.

Okay Rat ... yes I do like the Himalayan Poppy. Only seen one once! Its the deep blue flowers I don't particularly like.

Thinking of starting a thread of flowers that "take over". I could do with some of them!

I think fushias are horrible. I've been looking for ages to find one that I like the look of, because they're so hardy and keep flowering for a long time, but I've given up!

Jennie, Welsh poppies seeded all over my last garden. They go on forever, are really hardy and the flowers last unlike many other poppies. Give them a go!

Jennie, that would be a good idea. People love gardens full of flowers but many people don't have the time to sow seed or have the money to buy lots of annuals each year. Then of course there are people who only have time for vegetable growing so flowers that take care of themselves would be very welcome.
Jax

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How can you not like the bog-standard, basic, Fuschia magellanica "Riccartonii" - small beautifully coloured flowers in huge quantities, quick growing shrub and hardy as hell to boot, but not an "in yer face" flowering plant - I prefer more subtle subdued plants anyway - maybe that's why I don't like Oriental Poppies !
Seems we both agree that the Welsh Poppy is a definite winner up here in the North - have to agree with all your comments on it.

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evening primrose and those nasty broom shrubs

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Sorry rat, just not my thing. It's all a matter of preference I suppose! I know many people can't stand flowering heathers but I like them. Anyway, I did see a fushia a few weeks ago on ebay with lovely classy white and soft pink blooms that was tempting. But then there were so many other things to choose from and I really have to sit on my hands when browsing plant catalogues (turn the pages with my nose ). So in the end I didn't go for it. I bought an evening primrose instead! Ha!