Information Rabbit & Deer Resistant Plants Information PERENNIALS & BULBS “Grazers”
Acanthus Anemone Colchicum ( Autumn Crocus ) Convallaria ( Lily of the valley ) Rabbit Cortaderia ( Pampass Grass ) Digitalis ( Foxglove ) Eryngium ( Sea Holly ) Euphorbia species ( Spurges ) & Deer Geranium Hellebore Hyacinth Irises Resistant Ligularia Lupin Narcissus ( Da odils ) Osteospermum Plants Paeonies Papaver ( Poppies ) A new e ective and control for rabbits and deer. Sedum Snowdrops • Non toxic Solomon’s Seal • Harmless to pets & wild birds • Safe on fruit & vegetables • Lasts up to 6 weeks
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Gaultheria shallon Plants Relatively Gooseberry Plants Relatively Resistant Resistant to Deer Hydrangea to Rabbits Jasmine ( winter & summer varieties ) In general, deer tend not to eat Kerria japonica thorny, poisonous or plants that Laurus nobilis ( Sweet Bay ) Rabbits can graze Perennial plants down to ground taste bad. Lonicera species ( Honeysuckle ) level and nibble the young shoots of deciduous shrubs Lonicera nitida up to a height of 50cm. They can also chew at the bark They are very agile animals and Magnolia around the base of trees, which can kill the plant if it is fences need to be at least 2m high. Mahonia gnawed all the way round. Philadelphus ( Mock Orange ) Fencing your garden with thorny Phormium tenax ( New Zealand Flax ) There are no rabbit proof plants but there are some plants can be a deterrent. Potentilla fruticosa which rabbits generally avoid. These include very Unfortunately Roses cannot be Rhododendron ( deciduous varieties ) aromatic plants, ones with prickles and spines and used, as Deer will eat these. Rhubarb those with tough, leathery leaves. Ribes ( Currants ) Deer are also deterred by dogs, Robinia pseudoacacia ( False Acacia ) SHRUBS & TREES hanging up aluminium foil, mirrors Rosa rugosa, Rosa spinosissima Viburnum ( deciduous varieties ) and things that make a noise, like Aucuba ( Spotted Laurel ) wind-chimes. Vinca major, Vinca minor Weigela Bamboos Yucca Berberis SHRUBS & TREES Buxus ( Box ) Choisya ternate Bamboos PERENNIALS & BULBS Cornus sanguinea ( Dogwood ) Berberis ( not purple-leaved Cotoneaster varieties ) Agapanthus Daphne Buddleja davidii ( Butter y Bush ) Aquilegia Elaeagnus Buxus ( Box ) Delphinium Fuchsia Chaenomeles ( Japanese Quince ) Digitalis ( Foxglove ) Gaultheria Choisya ternate Echinops species ( Globe Thistle ) Hypericum Cistus Euphorbia species ( Spurges ) Ilex ( Holly ) Clematis Hellebores Olearia Cornus sanguinea ( Dogwood ) Knipho a ( Red Hot Pokers ) Rhododendron Cortaderia selloana ( Pampas Grass ) Leucanthemum x superbum Rhus Cotinus coggygria ( not purple Lupins Rosa rugosa, Rosa spinosissima varieties ) Monarda didyma ( Bergamot ) Rosemary Daphne Narcissus ( Da odils ) Sambucus Forsythia Nepeta x faassenii ( Catmint ) Taxus ( Yew ) Nerine species Viburnum opulus, Viburnum tinus Romneya coulteri ( Californian Poppy ) Yucca
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