Deer resistant foundation shrubs
Lisa Latham
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Comments (2)I have the deer situation too. For shrubs resistant to holly I use holly (lots of it!). I have a bunch of different varieties. You could probably grow the blue hollies (Blue Prince/Princess for example) or Inkberry (Ilex glabra). Another common hedge that has good deer resistance (and is evergreen) is boxwood. The variety "winter Gem" should be hardy enough in your zone. Good luck!...See MorePlants, shrubs, that stay small and deer resistant? zone 7 east coast
Comments (6)Can only speak of the ones I'm familiar with in my zone, but highly resistant plants include all Spireas, boxwoods, Abelias, lavender, all irises, agastaches, lamiums, ajugas, Geranium maccrorrhizum and G. 'Biokovo', 'Karmina', 'Ingwersen's variety' (but not most others), all ornamental grasses, Bergenia, Achilleas, Sarcococcas, Cephalotaxus, daffodils, Scillas, Stachys, Cerastium tomentosum, Leadwort, Epimediums, Hellebores, Pulmonarias, Brunneras, Coreopsis, Gallardia, Penstemons,--I could go on and on. Avoid daylillies, phlox, tulips, yews, and, of course, hostas....See Moredeer resistant shrubs
Comments (5)All right, let me type out the rest of it. Note these are common names but I can edit in botanical names later. Rule of thumb is Deer don't like grasses nor smelly things. Mostly they avoid prickly things, but they sure love Rose flowers/buds so that's not always a safe bet! Also make sure the variety of these plants you are looking at is hardy to your zone! They generally are for me, but specific varieties vary(ie some lavenders hardy to 6 while others are to 4) Perennials: Yarrow Monkshood Chives Pearly Everlasting Windflower Columbine Cress Sea Pink Goastbeard Butterflyweed The entire Artemisia family Astible False Rockcress Blackberry Lily Bergenia Boltonia Feather Reed Grass Harebell Turtlehead Lily of the Valley Tickseed Dianthus Bleeding Heart Gas plant Foxglove Wood Fern Coneflower Globe Thistle Cushion Spurge Joe-Pye weed Meadowsweet Blue Fescue Grass Blacket Flower Baby's Breath Lenten Rose Coral Bells St. John's wort Candytuft Iris Lavender Gayflower Rose Campion Spearmint Maiden Grass Bee Balm Sword fern Cat Mint Sweet Cicely Marjoram Peony Oriental Poppy Russian Sage Obedient Plant Jacob's Ladder Lungwort Pasque Flower Lamb's Ear Tansy Trillium Speedwell Yucca Biennials Canterbury Bells Foxglove Dame's Rocket Rose Campion Forget-Me-Not Mullein Verbena Bulbs Alliums Glory of the Snow Autumn Crocus Montbretia Winter Aconite Checkered Lily Snowdrops Hyacinths Grape Hyacinths Magic Lily Daffodils Star of Bethlehem Striped Squill Squill Ground Covers: Bungleweed Native Ginger Sweet Woodruff Barrebwort Dead Nettle Japanese Spurge Yellow stone crop Myrtle Trees: Noble Fir Horsechestnut Sweet Birch Paperbark Birch Green Ash Maidenhair Tree European Larch Norway Spruce White Spruce Black Hills Spruce Bird's Nest Spruce Austrian Pine/Black Pine Red Oak There is also a section for Annuls, which I've left out at the moment....See MorePlease help shade and deer resistant shrubs!
Comments (1)Rose of Sharon repels deer and grows in part shade. Purple Pillar is an attractive new columnar variety....See MoreDave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
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