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Sophie King

Don't plant these invasive bulbs in your garden, warn experts – they'll take over in no time, and are a nightmare to get rid of!

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There are invasive plants, and then there are invasive bulbs – the kind that creep up on us and our gardens.

Autumn is the ideal time to plant bulbs for spring, but that's generally the popular flowering sort: daffodils, tulips and hyacinths, to name a few. Certain bulbs can actually do your garden more harm than good – they'll multiply rapidly, overtaking garden beds and borders.

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