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Deer-Resistant

Flower Garden Plans and Some Choice Woody

By Linda Wiles, Extension Agent of Commercial & Consumer , Penn State Cooperative Extension of Monroe, Carbon & Pike Counties

Information was derived from numerous extension and other research reports throughout the United States and adapted for this area by surveying Pocono Master Gardeners. -resistance is a relative term and will vary with the number of deer in an area, other food available, and time of year. Additional controls are recommended for areas with high deer populations.

* Indicates moderately resistant plants, others are veryObedient resistant. (Physostegia virginiana)

BUTTERFLY AND DRY BORDERS Polka-dot Plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya) HUMMINGBIRD GARDEN *Blanket ( pulchella) Spiderwort (Tradescantia sp.) *Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) Blue Flax (Linum perenne) St. Johnswort (Hypericum perforatum) *Boltonia (Boltonia asteroides) *Blanket Flower (Gaillardia pulchella) Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) *-bush (Buddleia davidii) *Butterfly-bush (Buddleia davidii) *Butterfly Weed ( tuberosa) Veronica (Veronica sp.) *Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) *Coneflower (Rudbeckia sp.) *Coneflower (Rudbeckia sp.) *Daylily (Hemerocallis ‘Stella d’Oro’) PATIO AND DECK PLANTS *Forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica) *Evening Primrose (Oenothera sp.) Aloe (Aloe sp.) Fountain Grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides) Fountain Grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides) Amaryllis (Amaryllis sp.) Globe Thistle (Echinops sp.) Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata) Cast-iron Plant (Aspidistra lurida) Hen and Chickens (Sempervivum sp. (spiny ones)) Goldenrod (Solidago sp.) Century Plant (Agave americana) Lavender (Lavandula sp.) Lamb’s Ears (Stachys byzantina) Lavender (Lavandula sp.) Cyclamen (Cyclamen sp.) *Marigold (Tagetes sp.) Lavender Cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus) Jerusalem Cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum) Mint ( sp.) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia) Lantana (Lantana camara) Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) Red (Centranthus ruber) *Lily of the Nile (Agapanthus sp.) * (Origanum sp.) Campion (Lychnis coronaria) Ornamental ( schoenoprasum) Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) *Spike Gayfeather (Liatris spicata) ROCKY AREA GARDEN Purple Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia) Spurge (Euphorbia sp.) Basket-of-Gold (Aurinia saxatilis) * (Rosmarinus officinalis) Statice (Limonium latifolium) Bugleweed (Ajuga sp.) Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) St. Johnswort (Hypericum perforatum) Carpet Bugle (Ajuga reptans) *Spike Gayfeather (Liatris spicata) *Threadleaf (Coreopsis verticillata) Cinquefoil (Potentilla sp.) *Toadflax () *Threadleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata) Evening Primrose (Oenothera sp.) Verbena (Verbena x hybrida) Fountain Grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides) *Yarrow (Achillea sp.) Wormwood (Artemisia sp.) * (Yucca sp.) Lavender Cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus) CUT FLOWER GARDEN *Plumbago (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides) Ageratum (Ageratum houstonianum) GARDEN Rock Cress (Aubrieta deltoidea) *Baby’s Breath (Gypsophila paniculata) (Ocimum basilicum) Spurge (Euphorbia sp.) *Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) Catmint (Nepeta catarina) Sundrops (Oenothera tetragona) *Blanket Flower (Gaillardia pulchella) (Allium schoenoprasum) *Threadleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata) Blue Salvia (Salvia farinacea) (Anethum graveolens) Feverfew (Chrysanthemum parthenium) *Butterfly-bush (Buddleia davidii) Chives () SHADY ENTRY GARDEN Poppy () (Asarum sp.) *Allegheny Spurge (Pachysandra procumbens) *Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum sp.) Lavender (Lavandula sp.) *Astilbe (Astilbe sp.) *Coneflower (Rudbeckia sp.) Oregano (Origanum sp.) Barrenwort (Epimedium sp.) Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) (Petroselinium crispum) *Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis) Daffodil (Narcissus sp.) Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) Savory ( sp.) Dahlia (Dahlia sp.) Dead Nettle (Lamium maculatum) (Mentha spicata) Foxglove (Digitalis sp.) Edging (Lobelia erinus) Heather (Calluna sp.) (Thymus sp.) Wormwood (Artemisia sp.) Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) Icelandic Poppy (Papaver nudicaule) Forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides) (Iris sp.) LIGHT SHADE GARDEN Foxglove (Digitalis sp.) Larkspur (Consolida ambigua) *Amsonia (Amsonia tabernaemontana) *Fringed Bleeding-heart (Dicentra eximia) Lavender (Lavandula sp.) *Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus) §Hay-scented Fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula) *Marigold (Tagetes sp.) *Boltonia (Boltonia asteroides) Hellebore (Helleborus sp.) Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) Bugleweed (Ajuga sp.) *Jacob’s Ladder () *Oriental Poppy (Papaver orientale) *Carpet Bugle (Ajuga reptans) Japanese Spurge (Pachysandra sp.) * (Paeonia sp.) Daffodil (Narcissus sp.) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia) Fountain Grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides) Lily-of-the-Valley (Convallaria majalis) Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) Foxglove (Digitalis sp.) Monkshood (Aconitum sp.) *Spike Gayfeather (Liatris spicata) Garlic Chives (Allium tuberosum) Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) Heliotrope ( arborescens) Statice (Limonium latifolium) Rue Anemone (Anemonella thalictroides) *Iris (Iris sp.) Sweet Woodruff ( odoratum) *Threadleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata) Lady’s Mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris) Tuberous Begonia (Begonia tuberhybrida) *Tiger Lily ( tigrinum) Lilyturf (Liriope sp.) Veronica (Veronica sp.) *Turtlehead (Chelone sp.) *Yarrow (Achillea sp.) Vinca (Vinca minor) *Wax Begonia (Begonia x semperflorens cultorum) SUNNY ENTRY GARDEN TALL SHADY SCREENS CHOICE DECIDUOUS SHRUBS Ageratum (Ageratum houstonianium) *Angelica () *Beautybush (Kolkwitzia amabilis) *Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus) *Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) Bluebeard (Caryopteris x clandonensis) Basket-of-Gold (Aurinia saxatilis) *Butterfly-bush (Buddleia davidii) Drooping Leucothoe (Leucothoe fontanesiana) Blue Fescue (Festuca ovina var. glauca) *False Indigo (Baptisia sp.) §European Privet (Ligustrum vulgare) Blue Salvia (Salvia farinacea) Foxglove (Digitalis sp.) *Forsythia (Forsythia sp.) Canna (Canna hybrids) Monkshood (Aconitum sp.) *Lilac () Common Thrift (Armeria maritima) Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) Cosmos (Cosmos hybrids) WET AREA GARDEN *Potentilla (Potentilla fruticosa) Dahlia (Dahlia sp.) *Astilbe (Astilbe sp.) Sweet Fern (Comptonia peregrine) Dame’s Rocket (Hesperis matronalis) *Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) *Wisteria (Wisteria floribunda) Dusty Miller (Senecio cineraria) *Bergenia (Bergenia sp.) Evening Primrose (Oenothera sp.) *Dwarf Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon japonicus) CHOICE DECIDUOUS TREES Feverfew (Chrysanthemum parthenium) *Forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica) American Hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) Flowering (Nicotiana alata) Glory Lily (Gloriosa superba) Beech (Fagus sp.) Fountain Grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides) *Goatsbeard (Aruncus dioicus) Birch (Betula sp.) Four-O’Clocks () *Iris (Iris sp.) Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora) Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata) Lilyturf (Liriope sp.) Catalpa (Catalpa sp.) *Gas Plant (Dictamnus albus) *Lobelia (Lobelia sp.) Chinese Paper Birch (Betula albo-sinensis) *Geranium (Geranium sp.) Lungwort (Pulmonaria sp.) *European White Birch (Betula pendula) Gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii) Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana) Gray Birch (Betula populifera) Heath (Erica sp.) Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) Heather (Calluna sp.) *Primrose (most) (Primula sp.) Hawthorn ( laevigata) Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) Ribbon Grass (Phalaris arundinacea ‘Picta’) *Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata) Lamb’s Ears (Stachys byzantina) Sedge (Carex alata) Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) Spiderwort (Tradescantia sp.) Lavender (Lavandula sp.) Japanese Plum Yew (Cephalotaxus harringtonia) Sweet Woodruff () *Marigold (Tagetes sp.) *Kousa Dogwood (Cornus kousa) *Turtlehead (Chelone sp.) Maiden Grass (Miscanthus sinensis) *Larch (Larix decidua)

Montbretia (Crocosmia hybrids) Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) WOODLAND GARDEN Mockernut Hickory (Carya tomentosa) Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana) *Bergenia (Bergenia sp.) Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera) Fleabane (Erigeron speciosus) *Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis) Pignut Hickory (Carya glabra) Bugbane (Cimicifuga racemosa) *Ornamental Onion (Allium sp.) Pin Oak (Quercus palustris) * Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) Rose Campion (Lychnis coronaria) Poplar (Populus sp.) choose carefully, as many are Dame’s Rocket (Hesperis matronalis) Scented Geraniums (Pelargonium sp.) invasive or of poor quality Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) *Spike Gayfeather (Liatris spicata) *Saucer (Magnolia soulangeana) *Forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica) Sundrops (Oenothera tetragona) Shadbush (Amelanchier canadensis) *Fringed Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia) *Tiger Lily (Lilium lancifolium) Ginger (Asarum sp.) Veronica (Veronica sp.) § These may become invasive in certain areas, §Hay-scented Fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula) Wormwood (Artemisia sp.) use with caution Hellebore (Helleborus sp.)

Holly Fern (Cyrtomium falcatum) SUNNY FALL GARDEN Penn State encourages persons with disabilities *Interrupted Fern (Osmunda claytoniana) *Boltonia (Boltonia asteroides) to participate in its programs and activities. If Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) *Coneflower (Rudbeckia sp.) you anticipate needing any type of *Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium caeruleum) Feather Reed Grass (Calamagrostis x acutiflora accommodation or have questions about the Lobelia (not L. cardinalis) (Lobelia sp.) physical access provided, please contact Penn ‘Karl Foerster’) Lungwort (Pulmonaria sp.) State Cooperative Extension in Monroe County Fountain Grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides) Ostrich Fern (Struthiopteris) at (570) 421-6430 in advance of your Heather (Calluna sp.) *Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis) participation or visit. Maiden Grass (Miscanthus sinensis) Spiderwort (Tradescantia sp.) Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana) Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum) Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension Purple Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia) Work, Acts of Congress May 8 and June 30, Wood Fern (Dryopteris marginalis) 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) of Agriculture and the Legislature. CHOICE EVERGREEN SHRUBS T. R. Alter, Director of Cooperative Extension, *Spike Gayfeather (Liatris spicata) Andromeda (Pieris japonica) The Pennsylvania State University.

Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) TALL PERENNIALS, ANNUALS, Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) The Pennsylvania State University is committed AND (TO MIX WITH Daphne (Daphne sp.) to the policy that all persons shall have equal SHRUBS FOR A SCREEN) *Inkberry (Ilex glabra) access to programs, facilities, admission, and Bear’s Breeches (Acanthus mollis) employment without regard to personal Littleleaf Boxwood (Buxus microphylla) characteristics not related to ability, *Butterfly-bush (Buddleia davidii) *Mountain Laurel () select performance, or qualifications as determined by *Cleome (Cleome hasslerana) over hybrids, hybrids tend to be less deer-resistant University policy or by state or federal Crown Imperial (Fritillaria imperialis) *Oregon Grape Holly () authorities. It is the policy of the University to Feather Reed Grass (Calamagrostis x acutiflora Sweet Christmas Box (Sarcococca hookerana) maintain an academic and work environment ‘Karl Foerster’) free of discrimination, including harassment. Fountain Grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides) CHOICE EVERGREEN TREES The Pennsylvania State University prohibits *Goatsbeard (Aruncus dioicus) discrimination and harassment against any American Holly (Ilex opaca) person because of age, ancestry, color, disability, Goldenrod (Solidago sp.) *Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra) or handicap, national origin, race, religious Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium purpureum) Blue Spruce (Picea pungens glauca) creed, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Maiden Grass (Miscanthus sinensis) Japanese False Cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera) Discrimination or harassment against faculty, Maximillian Sunflower (Helianthus Juniper (Juniperus chinensis) staff, or students will not be tolerated at The Maximilliani) Norway Spruce (Picea abies) Pennsylvania State University. Direct all Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea) Pines (Pinus sp.) inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policy Pampas Grass (Cortaderia selloana) Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida) to the Affirmative Action Director, The Pennsylvania State University, 201 Willard *Queen-of-the-Prairie (Filipendula sp.) Red Pine (Pinus resinosa) Building, University Park PA 16802-2801; Tel. Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber) *Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) (814) 865-4700/V; (814) 863-1150/TTY. *Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) Spruce (Picea sp.) Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) Swiss Stone Pine (Pinus cemba) Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) White Spruce (Picea glauca) © The Pennsylvania State University 2011 LFF 7/02