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Deer and Rabbit Resistant Plants Jeff Schalau ARIZONA COOPERATIVE E TENSION AZ1237 Revised 01/10 Deer and Rabbit Resistant Plants Jeff Schalau Although deer and rabbits are entertaining to watch, they less palatable. This list was compiled from observations can also do considerable damage to landscape and garden made by gardeners, landscapers, and nursery personnel in plants. Diets of these animals will change with wild food North Central Arizona. There are some products and home availability and yearly rainfall and temperature variations. remedies that purport to repel and/or discourage these Certain plants are sometimes more desirable when they herbivores, but the surest solution to prevent herbivory are young and/or well fertilized. It is difficult to predict is to exclude wildlife from your garden using properly what deer and rabbits may find attractive from year to year, designed fences. but this list suggests some plant species which seem to be Trees Shrubs Common Name Botanical Name Common Name Botanical Name Fir ............................................................................... Abies spp. Glossy Abelia ................................................Abelia grandiflora Vine Apple .......................................................Acer circinatum Manzanita .................................................. Arctostaphylos spp. Japanese Maple .................................................Acer palmatum Bamboo ...............................................................Many Species Barberry ................................................................ Berberis spp. Albizia ....................................................................Albizia spp. Butterfly Bush ..................................................... Buddleia spp. Cedar .......................................................................Cedrus spp. Boxwood ..................................................................Buxus spp. Hackberry ................................................................. Celtis spp. Fairy Duster ..................................................... Calliandra spp. Redbud .................................................................... Cercis spp. Flowering Quince .........................................Chaenomeles spp. Hawthorn ..........................................................Crataegus spp. Littleleaf Cordia ..............................................Cordia parvifolia Cypress ..............................................................Cupressus spp. Cotoneaster .................................................... Cotoneaster spp. Ash .......................................................................Fraxinus spp. Dalea ......................................................................... Dalea spp. Maidenhair Tree ................................................ Ginkgo biloba Daphne ..................................................................Daphne spp. Magnolia .............................................................Magnolia spp. Brittlebush ........................................................ Encelia farinosa Turpentine Bush .....................................Ericarmeria laricifolia Spruce ...................................................................... Picea spp. Buckwheat ....................................................... Eriogonum spp. Pine ............................................................................Pinus spp. Holly ............................................................................ Ilex spp. Douglas Fir ............................................ Pseudotsuga menziesii Jojoba .......................................................Simmondsia chinensis Oak ........................................................................Quercus spp. Juniper ................................................................Juniperus spp. Texas Mountain Laurel ...........................Sophora Secundiflora Chuparosa .................................................... Justicia californica Kerria Japonica ................................................. Kerria japonica Lantana ................................................................. Lantana spp. Lavender ........................................................... Lavandula spp. Leucophyllum ............................................ Leucophyllum spp. Ground Covers & Vines Oregon Grape .....................................................Mahonia spp. Common Name Botanical Name Heavenly Bamboo ......................................Nandina domestica Carpet Bugle ........................................................... Ajuga spp. Cinquefoil ...........................................................Potentilla spp. Dwarf Plumbago .......................Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Firethorn ..........................................................Pyracantha spp. Sumac .........................................................................Rhus spp. English Ivy .............................................................Hedera helix Currant, Gooseberry ................................................Ribes spp. Japanese Spurge ..................................Pachysandra terminalis Rosemary ................................................Rosmarinus officinalis Virginia Creeper ....................................... Parthenocissus spp. Sage .......................................................................... Salvia spp. Periwinkle ................................................................ Vinca spp. Lilac ........................................................................Syringa spp. Wisteria .................................................................Wisteria spp. Viburnum ..........................................................Viburnum spp. Perennials, Bulbs, & Annuals Common Name Botanical Name Herbs (except Basil) ..........................................Many Species Yarrow ................................................................... Achillea spp. Candytuft ................................................................. Iberis spp. Agave ....................................................................... Agave spp. Iris ..................................................................................Iris spp. Naked Lady............................................. Amaryllis belladonna Red-Hot Poker ................................................Kniphofia uvaria Columbine ..........................................................Aquilegia spp. Dead Nettle ............................................... Lamium maculatum Pink Sea Thrift .....................................................Armeria spp. Lupine ...................................................................Lupinus spp. Artemisia (Sage) ............................................... Artemisia spp. Crown-Pink ................................................... Lychnis coronaria Aster ...........................................................................Aster spp. Blackfoot Daisy .............................. Melampodium leucanthum False Spiraea ...........................................................Astilbe spp Bee Balm ..............................................................Monarda spp. Balsam ................................................................ Impatiens spp. Forget-Me-Not ......................................... Myosotis scorpioides Begonia ..................................................................Begonia spp. Daffodil ..........................................................Narcissus hybrids Swan River Daisy ................................ Brachycome iberidifolia Catnip...................................................................... Nepeta spp. Serbian Bellflower ..........................................Campanula spp. Oregano ............................................................ Origanum spp. Centaurea ..........................................................Centaurea spp. Oriental Poppy ...................................................Papaver spp. Snow-in-Summer ................................Cerastium tomentosum Beard Tongue ...................................................Penstemon spp. Coreopsis ............................................................Coreopsis spp. Moss Pink ...........................................................Phlox subulata Crocus ..................................................................... Crocus spp. Gloriosa Daisy ..................................................Rudbeckia hirta Dahlia ..................................................................Dahlia hybrids Santolina .............................................................Santolina spp. Bleeding Heart .................................................... Dicentra spp. Saxifrage ............................................................. Saxifraga spp. Fleabane ............................................................... Erigeron spp. Pincushion Flower ..............................................Scabiosa spp. California Poppy .................................Eschscholzia californica Squill (Bluebell) ....................................................... Scilla spp. Euphorbia ..........................................................Euphorbia spp. Lamb’s Ears .................................................. Stachys byzantina Ferns ....................................................................Many Species Feather Grass ............................................................Stipa spp. Blue Fescue ..........................................
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