The small daffodil/jonquill in my small wet area. It is such a let down every year it blooms. Then the ugly foliage. It is so not my style. I am not sure how it even got in my garden.

My formosa lilies. They bloom in July when their tall, beautiful, white blooms are a standout in the heat. The bloom period, however, is unbelievably short.

Molly

I am still thinking about this question. I really only have yuccas that I started and no longer love. So prolific and dangerous (or painful anyway) to handle. I'd rather handle an agave or cactus if I'm going to get poked.

Pulled with truck and presto! Soil is still soft froM rains so very easy to yank. All that's left is to watch out for volunteers and remove

We have a Yaupon right on our property line I'd love to see disappear. The thing is malformed and is a male, so we don't even get berries. It's just an ugly, scraggly little tree that's tough as nails. Since the neighbors we share it with love it, I'm stuck with the stupid thing too. Needless to say, if it got hit by lightning, not a single tear would be shed on my part. Same applies to the cluster of poorly sited Eleagnus around the utility boxes we also share with the neighbors. It gets old pruning it to a manageable size every month or two.

Bossy, I loved it, but after a few years the root beer plant started putting out runners and coming up everywhere, even in the lawn we had then so had to be removed. I missed it and now grow it in a huge pot of probably 10 or 15 gallons, placed in the shade with a shallow saucer so roots can't escape. In the shade and with the saucer it doesn't take much water and I can enjoy the big fragrant leaves.

I'm still trying to think of something in answer to your original question.

Bressler tile and stone. re: eleagnus, oh my, that is def. a once a month pruning. Purple leaf vitex is the same, a pruning nightmare, but I haven't fallen out of love with it yet.

Let's just say that I wish there was a virus that affected and wiped out only Heavenly Bamboo Nandina. And it would hit my yard.

Eleagnus might be fine in the back corner of your property where you can just let it grow and do its thing. It's definitely a poor choice where something that matures to a medium height would be more appropriate. Apparently our builder didn't get the memo. They did this all over my neighborhood.

Yes Bressler, builders buy whatever is on sale at the time and plant it good or not.

nandina yanked years ago.

Lotus. The thing has never bloomed and this year it has runners all over the pond.

This dumb white rosebush from Kroger or the like. Kids got it for me for Mother's day one year. I kept it nice outside, assumed it would die with the winter and I'd be done with it. Nope! Come spring, it roars back with growth. I ignore it, after chunking the whole pot/paper/decor in the back of my butterfly garden (very busy spring/summer). The dratted thing is STILL THERE and thriving come fall. And winter. And the following spring I potted it nicely and made it a spot where it sits. And thrives. And I just don't like roses!! Eventually MY mother took it for her garden. At least it's loved there.

Rose of Sharon/Althea. Beautiful flowers on an ugly shrub that is even uglier and more scraggly in the winter.

I didn't even know eleagnus had showy blooms. I guess when you keep it trimmed it doesn't get the chance to bloom.

Sort of agree on Rose of Sharon, Lynn Marie. It is ugly in the winter, but I sure is pretty in the summer. Personally, I think the good outweighs the bad in my yard, but I can appreciate where you're coming from.

Another one that I'd never get rid of, but wouldn't shed a lot of tears on if hit by lightening is our builder standard issue live oak. Invasive root system, messy and I'm not a huge fan of the mushroom shape ours has. That said, our yard would be pretty bare without it. For a lot of reasons, it sure would've been nice if there was a little more variety than everyone getting a live oak or two in their front yard. Thanks again, builder.

Bressler, the blooms on the elaeagnus are not showy, just fragrant. Matter of fact, they are pretty non-descript !!!

I have what I suspect is a live oak which I will yank out when I'm 100% certain is not a willow oak, which is what I thought u had planted. If it's not deciduous, out it goes.