Viburnum 'Shasta' deer resistant?
ginny12
10 years ago
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Tall + woodchuck/deer resistant
Comments (25)Had woodchucks this year, they went after mostly the asters and echincea and the clover in the lawn. They didn't eat any perovskia that was right next to the echinacea. The Shastas were not blooming but they didn't eat the foliage. Walked right by them on their way to the echinacea. I also winter sowed three varieties of Shastas this year. The Alaska I sowed last year bloomed this year and it was horrible. Way too tall for where I planted it, flopped all over everything with the first rain and never came up again, buds opened all eaten by something. This year, I had Becky, Crazy Daisy and Snowcap seed and winter sowed those. They all germinated fine and the planted out seedlings look great. Some are short which is what I was looking for, and others a little taller. Some have buds on them and I am waiting to see what they look like. I also bought Shasta Wirral's Pride from Bluestone this year during their sale and it is blooming and has gorgeous crested blossoms that are long lasting and on thick stems. I am growing them in full sun....See MoreDeer resistant perennials
Comments (8)You need to check with your neighbors too! Deer appetites vary greatly from one area to the next, and on how many there are! Unlike at birdgardner's current house, my deer eat: peonies, columbines, hellebores, yuccas, ferns, cranberry bush (Viburnum trilobum) and English/Boston ivy. They'll nibble at Aruncus (goatsbeard), sample astilbe (I'm waiting for another round of browsing), coneflower (Echinacea), and have taste tested young poppies. They do seem to ignore foxgloves(Digitalis), most of the sages, thistle (Echinops), myrtle (Vinca minor), and Virginia bluebells. I do get some additional (collateral damage?) from groundhogs(woodchucks) which seem to savor Liatris, gaillardia, echinacea, and cyclamens (although I may be mistaken about the vandal involved). Fencing helps, but isn't always feasible/practicable/possible. Deer can jump over an 8' fence, g'hogs can tunnel under it (or climb over a 5' fence) if they are hungry enough....See MoreNOT deer-resistant plants
Comments (9)George, I am living in an isolated land base that has allowed the deer population to exceed dangerous deer pop./per sq mile ratios in NE. One of the interesting concerns we are now facing is the deer are doing tremendous damage to the native plant population. That said the small current concession to the problem has been to add an addition week on to the hunting season. When I read your thoughts re gooseneck I wanted to suggest to you even if you appreciated the plant when it was not in flower it looks really raty after being deer pruned and will send energy to the root system to promote more deer food that can not only look raty but as you know be near to impossible to get rid of. If you are still on the fence re: this choice I will look through some old photo's to see if I can visually dis-wade you. kt...See MoreShade and deer resistant shrub to screen north side of house?
Comments (9)While Clethra probably doesn't make a good screen, I like it as a shrub in the right area. I have it in a mixed shrub border and along the edge of a wetland area. Right now it's a beautiful clear yellow. I have 'Ruby Spice' and it's quite slow growing in its current settings, which have poor sandy soil underlain by clay that keeps it moist. From cuttings after about 10 years it's 3'-4' tall in full sun. You may get more ideas as far as solutions to your problem if you post photos of the area taken from the most common viewing points. I don't currently have a feel for the size or shape or type of shade of the area. Are there overhanging trees or closely adjacent buildings that make it really dense shade? Or is it relatively open other than the house to the south of the area, creating a brighter shade with reflected light in the area you want to plant? I honestly think that you should consider a non-growing screen with plants in front of it. That will block the sight of the air conditioner, and you can plant a combination of shrubs and flowering shade perennials in front of it to distract from the lattice or fence without having to worry about density and height. It will give you more flexibility as far as what you plant since there aren't many shrubs that will both grow densely in shade and be resistant to deer. Here is a thread from the GW Perennials Forum that shows the type of thing I am suggesting, though the screen itself could be denser that WoodyOak's current one. Sometimes having something nice to look at close up is enough to distract from the problem area, and layering is often more effective than a single row of plants. For instance, would a small tree close to the raised deck give enough screening from that vantage point? IME Ilex glabra doesn't grow particularly densely, but might be OK in combination with a fence-type screen. I don't know how deer resistant they are, however, since my deer prefer to stay away from where people are. The more common prickly leafed evergreen Ilex are eaten by deer IME. Toxic plants such as the tall shade-tolerant perennials monkshood/Aconitum and foxglove/Digitalis will be left alone by deer due to the toxicity....See Moreginny12
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