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Deer Resistant Plants

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Below is a list of Deer Resistant Plants that have proven to be very effective.

It is important for us to remember that if deer or other wildlife becomes hungry enough they most certainly will consume almost any plant.

Clematis 'Miss Bateman'

Damage to plant material can also occur by trampling, digging up when seeking tasty roots or other edibles and just simply rubbing against perennial ornamentals.

If living in an area with a population of deer and or rabbits and you do not want to be limited in your choice of plants we would suggest that you use liquid spray applications of 'Liquid Fence'.

This product is very effective if instructions are followed.

Have a problem with armadillos and would like to put a stop to their digging up your landscape beds and plants.

The solution in this case is to eradicate the insects residing in the soil and these pesky critters will eventually leave when their efforts fail to turn up food.

Fencing of ornamental perennial plants may serve you best due to regulations in your area or if you prefer not to make spray applications.

This procedure can be very effective as I noted on a trip to Maui where a huge section of the island was fenced to protect the rare silver sword plants from feral goats.

The following is a list of deer resistant plants that have fared the best over a period of years and were chosen by one of the leading experts in the country.

Please note that a sprinkling of annual and woody plants have been included in this list.

  • Achillea millefolium (Yarrow, Milfoil)
  • Ajuga (Bugleweed)
  • Akebia (Chocolate Vine)
  • Alchemilla (Lady's Mantle)
  • Allium tuberosum
  • Angelica
  • Artemisia ludoviciana (Wormwood)
  • Asarum (Wild Ginger)
  • Bergenia
  • Borago
  • Buxus (Boxwood)
  • Campanula (Bellflower)
  • Campsis (Trumpet Creeper)
  • Celastrus (Bittersweet)
  • Cerastium
  • Chasmanthium latifolium Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-Eye Daisy)
  • Clematis
  • Conoclinium coelestinum (Mist Flower, Hardy Ageratum)
  • Convallaria (Lily-of-the- Valley)
  • Cortaderia selloana
  • Delphinium
  • Dianthus
  • Digitalis (Foxglove)
  • Duchesnea (Aztec Indian Berry, False Strawberry)
  • Epimedium
  • Fallopia (Polygonum)
  • Ferns (various varieties)
  • Fragaria (Strawberry)
  • Galium
  • Helianthus (Sunflower)
  • Helleborus orientalis (Lenten Rose)
  • Hibiscus moscheutos (Mallow, Rose Mallow)
  • Iberis sempervirens (Candytuft)
  • Ipomoea
  • Lamium (Dead Nettle)
  • Lantana species
  • Liriope (Lily Turf)
  • Lobelia (Cardinal Flower)
  • Lonicera (Honeysuckle)
  • Mimulus (Monkey Flower)
  • Miscanthus sinensis (Eulalia, Japanese Silver Grass)
  • Myosotis (Forget-Me-Not)
  • Nepeta (Catmint)
  • Ocimum (Basil)
  • Pachysandra (Spurge)
  • Papaver (Poppy)
  • Parthenocissus (Woodbine)
  • Pennisetum setaceum
  • Persicaria (formerly polygonum)
  • Petunia
  • Phlomis fruticosa
  • Poliomintha longifolia (Mexican Oregano)
  • Potentilla (Cinquefoil, Five Finger)
  • Pulmonaria (Lungwort)
  • Ratibida columnaris (Prairie Coneflower)
  • Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary)
  • Salvia greggii
  • Salvia Indigo Spires
  • Salvia leucantha
  • Sanguisorba (Burnet)
  • Santolina sp. (Lavender Cotton)
  • Saponaria officinalis (Soapwort - Bouncing Bet)
  • Sedum Weihensrephaner Gold
  • Sempervivum (Hen and Chicks)
  • Spiraea
  • Stachys coccinea (Betony, Woundwort)
  • Tagetes lucida (Marigold)
  • Teucrium chamaedrys (Germander)
  • Thymus ssp. (Thyme)
  • Vinca (Periwinkle)
  • Vitis (Grape)
  • Viola (Violet)
  • Waldsteinia (Golden Strawberry)
  • Yucca (forms with sharp points)

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