Rabbit Resistant Plants for the Las Vegas Valley
This list is not foolproof! If your resident rabbits are hungry enough, they’ll eat just about anything. If possible, protect all new plants with chicken wire initially, and avoid over-fertilizing. Additionally, use the largest plants you can afford (for example, use 5 gallon plants instead of 1 gallon). Happy Gardening!
Achillea species (Yarrow) Datura wrightii (Sacred Datura) Nolina species (Beargrass) Agave species (Agave) Dodonaea viscosa (Hopbush) Opuntia species (Prickly Pear) Ambrosia species (Bursage) Encelia farinosa (Brittlebush) Parthenocissus species (Hacienda Creeper) Aquilegia chrysantha (Golden Columbine) Ericameria laricifolia (Turpentine Bush) Pedilanthus macrocarpus (Slipper Plant) Artemisia species (Artemisia) Erigeron species (Fleabane) Penstemon species (Penstemon) Asclepias subulata (Desert Milkweed) Eriogonum species (Buckwheat) Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian-sage) Baccharis species (Desert Broom) Euphorbia species (Euphorbia) Phlomis species (Jerusalem sages) Baileya multiradiata (Desert Marigold) Fallugia paradoxa (Apache Plume) Pinus species (Pine) Bambusa species (Bamboo) Fraxinus species (Ash) Pyracantha species (Pyracantha/Firethorn) Berlandiera lyrata (Chocolate Flower) Gaillardia species (Blanket flower) Quercus species (Oak) Buddleia/Buddleja species (Butterfly bush) Gazania species (Gazania) Ratibida columnaris (Coneflower, Mexican Hat) Buxus species (Boxwood) Hesperaloe species (Hesperaloe) Rhus species (Sumac) Caesalpinia species (Bird of Paradise) Iris species (Iris) Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary) Calliandra species (Fairyduster) Juniperus species (Juniper) Salvia species (Salvia/Sage) Caryopteris x clandonensis (Blue Mist) Justicia californica (Chuparosa) Santolina species (Santolina) Cedrus species (Ceder) Justicia specigera (Mexican Honeysuckle) Senna (Cassia) species (Senna/Cassia) Celtis species (Hackberry) Lantana species (Lantana) Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba) Centaurea species (Dusty Miller) Larrea tridentata (Creosote Bush) Sophora secundiflora (Texas Mountain Laurel) Cercis species (Redbud) Lavandula species (Lavender) Stachys byzantina (Lamb’s Ear) Chrysactinia mexicana (Damianita) Leucophyllum species (Texas Ranger) Tagetes lemmonii (Mt. Lemmon Marigold) Cordia parvifolia (Littleleaf Cordia) Mahonia species (Oregon Grape) Tecoma stans (Yellow Bells) Coreopsis species (Coreopsis) Melampodium leucanthum (Blackfoot Daisy) Verbena species (Verbena) Cupressus species (Cypress) Mirabilis multiflora (Desert Four O’clock) Vinca species (Periwinkle) Dalea species (Dalea) Nandina domestica (Heavenly Bamboo) Yucca species (Yucca) Dasylirion species (Sotol/Desert Spoon) Nepeta species (Catnip) Zauschneria californica (Hummingbird bush)
This list is a compilation of the best-suited rabbit-resistant plants for the Las Vegas valley from Mountain States Wholesale Nursery, High Country Gardens, the Desert Botanical Garden, and the Arizona Cooperative Extension.