Aaarrrgh!!! What attacks Pulmonaria?
leslie6ri
12 years ago
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Comments (6)After reading your post yesterday, when I thought it might be a woodchuck, which I know eats my Pulmonaria, I woke up to this sight today. Something has removed the leaves from my Ipomea in containers on the deck. The vines are stripped, but the leaves are lying on the deck. I suspect squirrels, but I do not know why they are doing it. FYI, when Woodchucks eat my Pulmonaria, they do it during the day and Critter Ridder (basically cayenne pepper) is an effective repellent. Here is a link that might be useful: gardenphile.net...See MoreHelp! I need snail-proof plants!
Comments (8)I've got some plastic flowers you can stick in the soil ;) Anything else is a potential target! I've had snails attack every plant list by various people here (except the Gaillardia and Musa which I've never grown). Anything that grows in moist shady spots is obviously at risk but they will also attack the succulents in the driest stoniest spots in my garden. Marigolds have to be their favourites, they are guaranteed to be stripped bare within 48 hours of planting without protection. I'm curious about the yellow Meconopsis, which one is that? M. (=Cathcartia) villosa? Or something rarer. I find the slugs love the fresh spring growth on Meconopsis but tend to leave them alone later. You'd think those bristly leaves would not be palatable. This year they've kept munching right through summer though. My main approach has been to grow plants which are vigorous enough to outgrow the attacks, anything else will ultimately succumb. A few more idea for you though. Lamb's Ears and similar grey hairy plants don't seem to be attacked too badly. Brunnera gets munched a little but not eaten down to ground level. Snails love to hide in my Holly, Lavatera, Buddleia, and Berberis bushes but don't do them a lot of damage. Daphne are barely touched, too toxic? Euonymus don't appear to be eaten but might just be growing too fast to notice! Native Geraniums the same, either not much damage or they outgrow it before I notice. Last but not least, Saxifrages, maybe too much like eating eggshells?...See Morearbo_retum
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