Deer Resistant Plant List
gcmarcus
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Pity me--deer AND black walnuts!
Comments (14)I feel your pain...my dog is just learning about protecting her garden...but I have to be cautious, since she'll just keep going after the deer have left her property...never leaves the block, but she stops to snack on the neighbor kitties food! Anyway, black walnut. Mine is rather mature, but with a pretty vertical habit. Thank goodness it's on the corner of the property, goshdarn it that it's right over the house and fills up my gutters with nuts! And twigs! My philosophy with it has been to plant things I get for free, or nearly free, under it. Toss 'em in, see how they do, no skin off my back if they fail. Also, anything that is potentially invasive...should be hardier, right? Within the drip line: I have 3 roses that are doing rather well, though this is their first season. Two are from someone's overgrown bramble, one was a distressed Drift I got at Lowes...creeper. I have 2 hellebore (Lenten rose) I got off season the first year I lived in the house. They've done splendidly...maybe 3x in size in 4 years? Colorado columbine, artemisia, oenathera (evening primrose), irises, vinca, all looking great. Had a wayward day lily come up this year, and I think the white yarrow was wild...I don't recall planting it. I tried to transplant some pretty colored yarrows, but didn't take care of them, so by no means should their failure dissuade you. I also have a concrete block wall back there that I'm constantly planting creepers and climbers in...the thyme and sedum do great, the clematis is apathetic...but I think there may be other forces at work there. Plenty of folks in my neighborhood have old growth azaleas under theirs...we are Azalea City, and they look great. My biggest loss was a Harry Lauder's Walking Stick (Corylus contorta). It was transplanted in the heat of August (CL find, this lady wanted it out of her yard NOW), and was rather mature. Not sure if the shock or the walnut killed it, but it didn't make it even to winter. I left it in, though, since the bare branches are the most attractive part, and I don't have anything else to go in there yet... Outside the drip line: Lambs ear, lilac, peony (first year), I have an ornamental cherry tree (Kanzan) about 15 feet away, and is seems to be just fine. My modern, hybrid azalea is hanging on, but certainly not thriving. Hope this helps... J...See MoreIs Kangaroo Paw Deer-resistant?
Comments (3)Neither animal is native to the others natural habitat so I doubt they would consume similar plants.....but I might be wrong! Kangaroos do eat Kangaroo Paw as per the link. Maybe check if deer eat plants in the Kangaroo Paw Haemodoraceae family of herbaceous plants related to the lilies (Amaryllidaceae). Also Google australia might turn something up. Good luck! Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2004/1052204.htm...See MoreLive and Learn- Plantskydd Deer repellent
Comments (23)A hippopotamus is supposedly a strict herbivore. When we lived in Western Kenya, we used to drive down to the Masai Mara for weekends, and one time, we were there just at the start of that huge wildebeest migration. As seen on National Geographic specials, they all pile into the Mara River, which is full of big crocodiles that eat them. So we showed up along the river, and there are a about a hundred stuffed-to-the-nine huge crocs on the banks burping away, a whole bunch of drowned wildebeest in the river stinking the place up, and all these hippos gnawing away on the bodies. No body believes me. But it's true!!! I just saw the gaping hole in the fence where the deer have been jumping in and out. It is soooooo muddy there, the fence is going to stay that way for a while....See MoreDeer resistant plant sugg. (for Middle TN)??
Comments (2)Well, there are only two genera I've personally never seen a deer touch: Narcissus and Helleborus. Both are highly toxic and American deer evidently have not adapted to eating them. Note that toxic to most animals is not necessarily toxic to deer -- Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) used to often be called Sheepkill or Lambkill, as it would poison livestock when ingested. Deer browse it with impunity, however. Hellebores are shade plants anyway, so not a wise choice for your situation. But I'd sure put in a bunch of daffodils come fall. All that said, there are plants that deer avoid unless extremely hungry. In general, a plant that's hairy and/or aromatic and/or has milky sap is not high on their list of favorite foods. That means you could put in Rudbeckias ('Goldsturm', or R. fulgida v. fulgida, which blooms later and much longer than Goldsturm), Echinaceas (purpureas, pallida, paradoxa, the new 'Meadowbrites', etc), Amsonias (tabernaemontana, hubrichtii), Artemisia (look for a variety called 'Powis Castle', it does great around here), Asclepias (Buttlerfly Weed), Salvia greggii (hardy cultivars like 'Furman's Red'), Nepetas (x faassenii types, 'Six Hills Giant' is a nice one, as well as 'Auslese', which is shorter), Monarda fistulosa 'Claire Grace' (mildew resistant, clear lavender pink in summer and doesn't need much moisture), plus iris (I'd get rebloomers -- check out Iris City Garden's website) and daylilies, which deer seem to leave pretty much alone in my yard. They don't seem to mess with my dianthus, either, so you could get one or more of the D. gratianopolis varieties that performs well in our area. The three best that I know of are 'Bath's Pink', 'Itsaul White' and 'Firewitch', which you may find as 'Feuerhexe' (which means "firewitch" in Germany, where the plant originated.) The above list assumes your bed isn't irrigated, and that you're looking for herbaceous perennials. If you want shrub choices, let me know. I'm sure there are more choices in perennials than I've listed here, but that's a start. Marty...See Morepatrob
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