DEER RESISTANT

These plants will usually not be disturbed by deer, but please note that there are no deer proof plants. Deer vary from location to location and herd to herd. Very hungry deer and fawns may cause damage to any of these plants. Juvenile foliage, flowers and newly planted landscapes are most at risk. It is advisable to treat new plantings (even deer resistant plants) with a repellant such as Liquid Fence according to the directions. PERENNIALS Achillea ‘Coronation Gold’ and ‘Moonshine’ Lantana sp.- may eat the flowers Aconitum- Monkshood Lamium maculatum- Dead Nettle Agastache- Hyssop Lavandula sp.- Lavender Amaryllis belladonna- Naked Lady Liriope sp.- Lily Turf Anemone hybrida- Japanese Anemone Lychnis coronaria Argyranthemum- Marguerite Daisy Nepeta sp.- Catmint Armeria maritima- Sea Thrift Omphalodes cappadocica- Navelwort Artemesia spp. Ophiopogon sp.- Mondo Grass Astilbe sp.- Meadow Sweet Origanum sp.- Oregano Ceratostigma plumbaginoides- Leadwort Osteospermum hybrids Chrysanthemum superbum- Shasta Daisy Perovskia- Russian Sage Daffodils and Narcissus Phlomis sp.- Jerusalem Sage Dicentra sp.- Bleeding Heart Phygelius sp.- Cape Fuchsia Digitalis sp.- Foxglove Romneya coulteri- Matilija Poppy Echinacea sp.- Cone Flower Rosmarinus- Rosemary Erigeron sp. Rudbeckia sp.- Black Eyed Susan Erysimum sp.- Wallflower Salvia-most (Sage) Euphorbia sp.- Spurge Santolina sp. Euryops pectinatus- Winter Daisy Senecio cineraria- Dusty Miller Ferns-most Stachys byzantina- Lamb’s Ears Gaillardia sp.- Blanket Flower Tagetes lemmonii- Mexican Bush Marigold Grasses- most Tanacetum- Feverfew Helleborus sp.- Christmas Rose Thymus sp.- Thyme Herbs-most except Basil, Parsley and Cilantro Tulbaghia violacea- Society Garlic Iris- most Verbena sp.- may eat flowers Kniphofia uvaria- Red Hot Poker Zantedeschia- Calla Lily ANNUALS Begonia (fibrous or waxleaf) Lobularia maritime- Sweet Alyssum Nicotiana Chrysanthemum paludosum Mirabilis- Four O Clock Vinca rosea (Catharanthes) Cleome- Spider Flower Myosotis- Forget Me Not Zinnia (continues on other side) WATER GROW TREES Agonis flexuosa- Peppermint Tree Koelreutia Pistacia chinensis- Chinese Pistache Cedrus- Cedar Lagerstroemia- Crape Myrtle Quercus- , protect when young Eucalyptus spp. Magnolia spp. Pinus- Pine robusta- Silk Oak Melaleuca spp.

SHRUBS Drummondi-Wooly Bush Dietes sp.- Fortnight Lily Myrtus communis- Myrtle Azalea Southern indica-can be “tipped” Echium – Pride of Madeira Nerium oleander- Oleander Baccharis pilularis- Coyote Bush Eleagnus sp.- Silverberry Olea europa- Olive Berberis sp.- Barberry Erica sp.- Heather Ozothamnus Buxus sp. – Boxwood Fremontodendron- Flannel Bush Pieris- Lily of the Valley Shrub Callistemon sp.- Bottlebrush Grevillea sp. Podocarpus- Yew Pine Calluna- Scotch Heather suaveolens Prunus laurocerasus- English Laurel Choisya ternata- Mexican Orange Ilex sp.- Holly Rhododendron Clivia miniata Laurus nobilis- Sweet Bay Rubus pentalobus (R. calycinoides) Coleonema pulchrum- Breath of Heaven Leonothus- Lion Tail Sarcococca Conifers- (including Junipers) most Leptospermum- Tea Tree Strelitzia- Bird of Paradise Cordyline Mahonia sp.- Oregon Grape Syzygium – Brush Cherry Correa pulchella- new growth eaten Michelia figo- Banana Shrub Westringia sp Daphne odora Myoporum laetum Yucca

VINES Clematis armandii Gelsemium sempervirens Solanum jasminoides- Potato Vine Clematis hybrids Hardenbergia Wisteria Ficus pumila- Creeping Fig Jasminum polyanthemum

GROUNDCOVERS Ajuga- Carpet Bugle Hypericum-St. Johns Wort Potentilla neumanniana- Cinquefoil Blue Star Creeper Ice Plants Rosmarinus- Rosemary Cerastium tomentosum Mentha spp.- Creeping Mints Soleirolia soleirolii- Baby Tears Chamaemelum nobile- Chamomile Myoporum parvifolium Thymus sp.- Thyme Galium odoratum- Sweet Woodruff Osteospermum fruticosum Vinca sp.-Periwinkle Gazania Polygonum- Knotweed

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