What plants do you wish you had never planted?

I have 4 plants I wish I had never planted, day lily, solidago, english marigold %26amp; mallow. What do you wish you had never planted?

What plants do you wish you had never planted?
A Maple I planted when I was eight. (I've got a photograph of myself holding its skinny little trunk. I was all dressed in dark red corduroy, very cool, thanks Mum).


The tree is now 40 feet high and my house is right behind it. I live in the dark and it's all my own fault! *lol*
Reply:Agree on the mint -- and some stupid green vine -- with white edges around the leaves -- was supposed to be a nice "complement". I've been killing it for years.





Also, I'm sorry the former owner planted "surprise lilies". I've dug out about 500 in three years, and they keep on re-populating and the stupid leaves come up in February and nearly kill everything else out.





Also am getting kinda sorry about the forsythia. I guess I think that nothing will ever grow, but it always does.
Reply:Verigated vinca minor, ugh. It's been terrible, but after 5 years I think I've finally gotten rid of it.





An old fashioned pink rambling rose, it is a horrible garden eating monster that tries to feed on the flesh of those who try to tame it. It blooms about a week or two a year and the rest of the time is spent sending out 25 foot long canes, trying to creating rooted babies, and destroying anything put out to control it. :(
Reply:I don't really regret anything I've planted. I think it's amazing that I can very nearly destroy a huge plot of mint and have it still come back (but usually in much smaller numbers). It is fun and a bit rewarding to take a shovel to a plot of vigorous bulbs and know that they will survive even if I remove 90% of them. I like their hardiness.





The things I regret are those that I did NOT plant like grass and BINDWEED! I really really hate bindweed (it's like wild minerature morning glories for those who don't know). I spend my summer trying to dig, pull, smother, etc. to no avail. Bindweed and Thistles...grrrrrrr.
Reply:Neighborus irritatus - a nasty weed that shows up where you do not want it, it knows no boundaries and it TAKES over. I consider it tops on the Noxious Weed List!





It does not respond well to Motherus irritatus 'White Trash' either (his mother, I mean).





It seems to have better response to Impatiens glandulifera (policeman's helmet). Hopefully he will be able to get the eviction papers done soon.





:)
Reply:A rose bush bought on sale susposed to be a climber but turned out to be a very unhappy tea rose,very tempermental,only get about 6 roses a year no matter what you do to it,about ready to throw it out.It just sits there most of the year with leaves and no roses its 3 years old.
Reply:Evening primrose (Oenothera) - very invasive with pale pink flowers, but my wife and granddaughter love them,





Lambs ears (Stachys) - somewhat invasive. Even the deer don't eat them.





Halls Japanese honeysuckle - again, too invasive.
Reply:Eucalyptus tree -





constantly need keeping in shape, shed bark everywhere, boring colour, leaves don't rot so have to be picked up, not good for wildlife, doesn't flower... need I go on?
Reply:Mint....it choked everything out.....and no matter what I do, it comes back.


I would think day lilies would be a plus in your garden.
Reply:lily because they overtake my garden i pulled some up by the roots last yr seems like they grew back this yr.i will pull some more up this yr.
Reply:Creeping Charlie. Every part that touches the ground roots and produces seed.
Reply:Ivy! AAAARRRGGGGGHHHHHH! It's slowly but surely taking over my front garden!!!! Heeeeeelp!
Reply:My leylandii tree! ;-)
Reply:I have two pampas grass plants near my pool. They have grown to enormous size and are taking over.
Reply:All the Dandelions in my lawns, I think my ex wife must have planted them. She's a wicked woman.
Reply:MINT.... can't get rid of it now.