Greenfly resistant plants

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  1. daisybelle

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    Grrr hate them-bane of my life!
    So, what do you grow that they never touch?
     
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    I used to grow half a dozen different ferns and as I recall, they never suffered from aphids. Might have been just luck, I suppose.

    Same story with sedum spectabile and lavatera.
     
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    I`ve never known them on Marigolds or Tagetes.
     
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