DEER RESISTANT PLANTS Coreopsis – Tickseed Physostegia virginiana – Obedient Plant Crocosmia – Montbretia Platycondon – Balloon Flower Deer resistant does not mean that deer will not eat a particular plant, it Dianthus spp. – Pinks Polemonium caeruleum – Jacob’s Ladder means they prefer other vegetation. In times of over population there is Dicentra spp. – Bleeding Heart Polygonatum – Solomon’s Seal little that they will not eat to avoid starvation. According to State of Dictamnus albus – Gas Plant Polystichum acrostichoides – Evergreen Ferns Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources our area has a higher Digitalis spp. – Foxglove Primula spp. – Primrose than normal population of deer. The following list of plants is what they Echinacea purpurea – Purple Cone Flower Pulmonaria spp. – Lungwort under most circumstances prefer not to eat. Deer taste many things, Echinops rito – Globe Thistle Pulsatilla vulgaris – Pasque Flower many times your soon to open flowers can be found on the ground just Epimedium spp. – Bishop’s Cap, Barronwort Ranunculus – Buttercup where they dropped them or trampled them. Deer deterrent sprays are Eryngium – Sea Holly Rheum – Rhubarb a good investment and will help to avoid the disappointment of not Eupatorium purpureum – Joe-Pye Weed Rodgersia – Rodger’s Flower seeing your favorite blooms. Deterrents will also help prevent antler rub Euphorbia spp. – Spurge Rudbeckia – Blackeyed Susan, Orange Cone Flower damage to your plants in the fall. Filipendula rubra– Queen of the Prairie Rumex – Garden Sorrel The following list is made from personal experience and information Gaillardia – Blanketflower Salvia x superba – Perennial Salvia from articles and publications on this topic. Galium – Sweet Woodruff Sanguisorba spp. – Burnet We carry the following deer deterrents: Tree guards and wrap; Liquid Gentiana – Gentian Saponaria – Rock Soapwort Fence; Repellex; Tree Guard, Deer-A-Tak and the Plant Saver (all Geranium – Cranesbill, Scented Scabiosa spp. – Pincushion Flower natural deer repellent). Geum spp. – Prairie Smoke, Grecian Rose, Avens Sedum – Low Growing Varieties Grasses – Most Ornamental Sempervivum – Hen & Chicks PERENNIALS Gypsophila paniculata – Baby’s Breath Solidago spp. – Goldenrod Achillea – Yarrow Helenium autumnale – Sneezeweed Stachis byzantina – Lamb’s Ear Aconitum – Monkshood Helleborus – Lenten Rose Stokesia laevis – Stoke’s Aster Aegopodium podagraria – Bishop’s Weed Heuchera – Coral Bells Tanacetum coccineum – Painted Daisy Agastache – Anise Hyssop Hibiscus spp. – Mallow, Hibiscus Thalictrum – Meadow Rue Ajuga reptans – Bugleweed Iberis sempervirens – Candytuft Thymus – Thyme Alchemilla mollis – Lady’s Mantle Iris spp.– Iris Tiarella – Foamflower Amsonia – Bluestar Kirengeshoma palmata – Yellow Wax Bells Tradescantia – Spiderwort Anemone spp. – Anemone Kniphofia spp. Red Hot Poker Verbascum – Mullein Angelica – Korean Angelica Lamium maculatum – Dead Nettle Veronica spp. – Speedwell Anthemis tinctoria – Hardy Golden Marguerite Leucanthemum – Chrysanthemum, Shasta Daisy Vinca minor – Periwinkle, Myrtle Aquilegia – Columbine Liatris – Blazing Star, Gay Feather Viola labradorica – Labrador Violet Arabis caucasica– Rock Cress Ligularia spp. – Ligularia Golden Ray, Yucca – Adam’s Needle Armeria maritima – Sea Thrift Lilium tigr.– Tiger Lily Artemisia . – Wormwood, Artemisia Limonium lat. – Sea Lavender HERBS Aruncus dioicus – Goatsbeard Linum perenne – Blue Flax Nearly all herbs are avoided by deer because of Asarum canadense – Canadian Wild Ginger Liriope spicata – Creeping Lilly Turf their strong fragrance. Asclepias tuberosa – Butterfly Weed Lobelia – Cardinal Flower Aster – Alpine, Woodland, Smooth Aster Lupinus – Lupines BULBS Astilbe – False Spirea Lychnis coronaria – Rose Campion Aubrieta deltoidea – False Rock Cress Lysimachia nummularia – Creeping Jenny Allium spp. – Allium, Ornamental Onions Baptisia – Wild Indigo, False Indigo Macleaya cordata – Plume Poppy Chionodoxa luciliae – Glory-of-the-Snow Bergenia – Pig Squeak Matteuccia strupthiopteris – Ostrich Fern Convallaria majalis – Lily of the Valley Brunnera macrophylla – False Forget-Me-Not Mertensia virginica – Virginia Bluebells Eranthus hyemalis – Winter Aconite Calamintha – Calamint Monarda spp. – Bee Balm Fritillaria imperialis – Crown Imperial Calluna – Heather Myosotis spp.– Forget-Me-Not Galanthus nivalis – Common Snowdrop Caltha palustiris – Marsh Marigold Nepeta x faassenii – Catmint Leucojum – Spring Snowflake Campanula – Bellflowers Oenothera – Evening Primrose Muscari spp. – Grape Hyacinth Centaurea spp. – Cornflower, Knapweed Pachysandra – Green Carpet Spurge Narcissus spp. – Daffodils Cerastium tomentosum – Snow-in-Summer Paeonia – Peony Puschkinia scilloides – Striped Squill Chelone – Turtlehead Papaver orientalis – Oriental Poppy Scilla siberica – Siberian Squill Cimicifuga racemosa – Snakeroot Penstemon – Beardtongue Clematis – Clematis Perovskia atriplicifolia – Russian Sage Convallaria majalis – Lily-of-the-Valley Phlox subulata – Moss Pinks ANNUAL PLANTS Cotinus – Smokebush Cotoneaster – Cotoneaster Ageratum – Floss Flower Crataegus spp – Hawthorn Alyssum – Sweet Alyssum Daphne x burkwoodii – Daphne, Carol Mackie Amarantus tricolor – Joseph’s Coat Amaranth Fagus spp. – Beech DEER RESISTANT Antirrhinum – Snapdragon Forsythia spp. – Forsythia Artemisia – Dusty Miller Fraxinus – White Ash Begonia semperforns – Wax Begonia Fraxinus pennsylvanica – Ash GARDENING Brugmanisa spp. – Angels’s Trumpet, Datura Ginkgo biloba – Ginkgo Calendula – English Marigold Gleditsia triancanthos var. inermis – Thornless Honeylocust Capsicum annuum – Ornamental Pepper Hamalis virginiana – Witchhazel Catharanthus roseus – Periwinkle Ilex glabra – Inkberry Cleome – Spider Flower Ilex verticillata – Winterberry Coleus Juniperus chinensis – Chinese Juniper Cosmos bipinnatus – Cosmos Juniperus communis – Common Juniper Cynoglossum amabile – Chinese Forget-me-not Kerria japonica – Japanese Kerria Dahlia spp. – Dahlia Kolkwitzia amabilis – Beautybush Euphorbia marginata – Snow-on-the-Mountain Larix spp. – Larch Gomphrena globas – Globe Amaranth Magnolia – All Magnolia Helichrysum – Straw Flower and Licorice Plant Micrbiota decuss. – Russian Cypress Heliotropium – Heliotrope Ostrya virginiana – American Hophornbeam Hypoestes – Polka-dot Plant Picea – All Spruce Ipomea – all Morning Glory Pinus – Pine Lantana Philadelphus– Mockorange Lobelia erinus – Edging Lobelia Potentilla fruticosa – Potentillas Mirabilis jalapa – Four O’clock Rhododendron – P.J.M Mimulus – Monkey Flower Rhododendron—Northern Starburst Nierembergia hippomanica var violacea – Cupflower Rhus – All Sumac Pelargonium—Geranium Rosa rugosa – Rugosa Rose Ricinus communis – Castor Bean Salix matsudana ‘Tortuosa’ – Corkscrew Willow Salvia farinacea – Blue Salvia Sambucus – Elderberry Salvia viridis – Painted Salvia Spiraea j– All Spirea Senecio cineraria – Dusty Miller Symphoricarpos orbiculatus – Common Snowberry Stock Symphoricarpos orbiculatus – Coralberry Tagetes – Marigolds Syringa reticulata – Japanese Tree Liliac Tithonia rotundifolia – Mexican Sunflower Syringa vulgaris –All Lilacs Tropaeolum majus – Nasturtium Tamarix ram. – Elderberry Verbena – Verbena Weigela – Weigela Zinnias – Zinnias VINES TREES & SHRUBS Akebia quinata – Fiveleaf Akebia Abies – Fir Aristolochia, Dutchman’s Pipe Acer – Maple Campsis radicans – Trumpetvine Amelanchier x grandiflora – Serviceberry Celastrus scandens – American Bittersweet Andromeda polif. Compact Bog Rosemary Humulus lupulus – Hops Betula – Birch Lonicera sempervirens – Honeysuckle Berberis – All Barberry Parthenocissus inserta—Virginia Creeper, Woodbine Buddleia davidii – Butterfly Bush Parthenocissus quinquefolia – Engelman Ivy Buxus microphylla – Boxwood Parthenocissus tricuspidata – Boston Ivy Callicarpa dich. – Beautyberry Wisteria macrostachys – Wisteria Carpinus caroliniana – Bluer Beech, Musclewood Catalpa speciosa – Northern Catalpa Cercis canadensis—Redbud