Our “Deer Free Zone” List *Here’s the fine print: Unfortunately no plants are 100% deer proof, this is a list of the plants that are least favored by the deer in our area. Generally, deer tend to avoid plants that have hairy leaves, thorns, or strong smells. Although deer will eat anything when they are hungry enough! All selections are subject to change. (This is a work-in-progress list which is still in research & development. The list includes only the plants that we try to stock regularly or seasonally. We truly apologize if your experiences differ from this list, please email [email protected] for any discrepancies. An asterisk * indicates it shows resistance to rabbits as well, again not 100% resistance… PERENNIALS Enjoying Morning Sun/Afternoon Shade Botanical Name Common Name If You Want To Feed The Deer… Acanthus spinosus* Bear's Breaches* Here’s A List Of Some Of Their Favorites: Aconitum* Monkshood* Ajuga* Bugleweed* Alchemilla* Lady’s Mantle* Daylilies Aruncus dioicus* Goat's Beard* Hostas (dwarf varieties less desirable) Astilbe* Astilbe* AstilbeHydrangea Begonia grandis* Hardy Begonia* Roses Bergenia* Pigsqueak To Be Continued… Brunnera macrophylla* Alkanet/Bugloss* Chelone* Rose Turtlehead* Convallaria* Lily of the Valley* Corydalis* Corydalis Dicentra* Bleeding Heart* Epimedium* Barrenwort* Euphorbia* Wood Spurge* FERNS* Most Ferns* Integrated Pest Management Strategies: Galium odoratum Sweet Woodruff* Best method of defense when Geranium* Hardy Geranium/Cranesbill* vulnerable plants are in the GRASS-Carex, Acorus* Sedge* landscape is a barrier method Heuchera* Heuchera* (fencing, netting, mono filament) Heucherella* Heucherella* Use deer resistant plants Cimicifuga Snakeroot Locate desirable plants far from Helleborus * Lenten Rose* edge of woods Lamium* Deadnettle* Use “scare devices”… like dogs Ligularia* Ligularia* Use repellents and rotate the Lobelia* Cardinal Flower products frequently like Lysimachia* Gooseneck Loosestrife* LiquidFence, Repellex, Milorganite, Myosotis* Forget Me Not* human hair, Irish Spring soap Pachysandra* Pachysandra* Young trees must be protected Polemonium* Jacob’s Ladder* from bucks scratching their antlers, Polygonatum odoratum * Solomon's Seal* we sell a deer guard that allows air Pulmonaria* Lungwort* flow, but prevents antler damage. Rogersia Rogers Flower Senecio obovatus* Squaw-weed* Tiarella* Foamflower* Tricyrtis Toadlily PERENNIALS PREFERRING MOSTLY SUN Achillea* Yarrow* Deer Resistant Native Perennials Agastache* Agastache* Botanical Name: Common Name: Alcea Hollyhock Allium* Ornamental Allium* Achillea millefolium* Yarrow* Alstroemeria* Alstroemeria* Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair Fern Amsonia* Blue Star* Agastache nepetoides*Hyssop* Anemone (plant only-not flowers) Windflower Amsonia ciliate* Feathery Blue Star* Arabis Rock Cress Amsonia illustris* Shining Blue Star* Artemesia* Wormwood* Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem Aquilegia* Columbine* Asarum canadense* Wild Ginger* Aster * New England Aster* Asclepias incarnata* Swamp Milkweed* Aurinia saxatilis* Basket-of-Gold* Carex* Sedge* Baptisia* False Indigo* Coreopsis tinctoria* Plains Coreopsis* Buddleia* Butterfly Bush* Delphinium exaltat. Tall Larkspur Calamintha * Calamint* Campanula* Bellflower* Eryngium yuccifolium*Rattlesnake Master* Caryopteris* Caryopteris* Erysimum capitatum West. Wallflower Cerastium Snow in Summer Eupatorium* Joe-Pye Weed* Ceratostigma plumbaginoides* Leadwort* Helenium autumn. Sneezeweed Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’* Threadleaf Tickseed* Hibiscus lasiocarpos* Rose Mallow* Crocosmia* Falling Stars* Iris* Iris* Delosperma* Ice Plant* Juncus effuses Soft Rush Dianthus* Pinks* Monarda* Beebalm* Digitalis* Foxglove* Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern Echinacea* Purple Coneflower* Opuntia* Prickly Pear* Eupatorium* Joe Pye* Panicum virgatum Switchgrass Euphorbia Spurge Gaillardia Blanketflower Physostegia virgin. Obedient Plant Gaura* Gaura* Polystichum acrost. Christmas Fern Geranium Hardy Geranium/ Pycnanthemum Mints GRASS-Calamagrostis a. `Karl Foerster'* Feather Reed Grass* Ribes* Currant* GRASS-Panicum virgatum* Switch Grass* Salvia azurea Blue Salvia GRASS-Sporobolus heterolepsis* Prairie Dropseed* Schizachyrium scop. Little Bluestem GRASS-Schizachyrium scoparium* Little Bluestem* Scutellaria ovata* Skullcap* Geum Geum Sedum ternatum* Wild Stonecrop* Helenium* Sneezeweed* Senecio obovatus Groundsel Helianthus* Sunflower* Senna marilandica Wild Senna Heliopsis helianthoides* False Sunflower* Solidago* Goldenrod* Hibiscus* Hardy Hibiscus* Hypericum* St. Johnswort* Sporobolus hetero. Prairie Dropseed Iberis Candytuft Verbena canadensis* Rose Verbena* Iris* Iris* Kalimeris incisa * False Aster* Kniphofia* Redhot Poker* Lavendula* Lavender* Leucanthemum* Shasta Daisy* Liatris* Gayfeather* Liriope* Monkey Grass* Lychnis* Maltese Cross* Monarda* Bee Balm* Nepeta * Catmint* Oenothera* Primrose* Oreganum* Oregano* Paeonia * Peony* Perennial Vines Papaver* Poppy* Akebia Akebia Penstemon* Beardtongue* Campsis Trumpet Creeper Perovskia* Russian Sage* Celastrus* Bittersweet* Phlox Phlox Clematis Clematis Rudbeckia* Black-Eyed Susan* Lonicera* Honeysuckle* Salvia* Sage* Parthenocissus* Boston Ivy* Saponaria Soapwort Scabiosa* Pincushion Flower* Vitis Grape Sedum* Sedum* Wisteria* Wisteria* Sempervivum* Hens & Chicks* Solidago* Goldenrod* Stachys* Lamb's Ears* Tradescantia* Spiderwort* Rarely Damaged Herbs: Verbascum* Mullien* Basil Vernonia lettermannii * Ironweed* Borage Veronica* Speedwell* Burnet Vinca Vinca Vine Catmint Viola Violets Chamomile Yucca* Yucca* Chives Shrubs (Bot. Name) Common Name Comfrey Abelia Abelia Dill Aucuba* Gold-Dust Plant* Fennel Berberis* Barberry* Buxus* Boxwood* Feverfew Calycanthus Sweetshrub Germander Chaenomeles Quince Hyssop Cotinus Smokebush Lamb’s Ear Forsythia Forsythia Lavender Fothergilla Fothergilla Lemon Balm Hamamelis Witch Hazel Lovage Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea (sometimes) Ilex* Holly* Mint Juniperus* Juniper* Oregano Kerria Kerria Parsley Lindera Spicebush Rosemary Myrica Bayberry Rue Nandina Heavenly Bamboo Sage Pinus mugo* Mugo Pine* Santolina Potentilla* Potentilla* Rhus* Sumac* Savory Salix Willow Scented Geranium Sambucus* Elderberry* Thyme Spiraea Spirea Syringa Lilac Viburnum* Viburnum* Trees* (Botanical Name): Common Name: Betula* Birch* Catalpa Catalpa Cercis* Redbud* Cornus* Cornus* Fagus Beech Gingko* Ginkgo* Ilex* Holly* Juniperus* Eastern Cedar* Liriodendron Tulip Poplar Metasequoia Dawn Redwood Oxydendrum Sourwood Picea* Spruce* Sassafras Sassafras Syringa reticulate Tree Lilac Taxodium Baldcypress *All young trees are susceptible to damage from bucks rubbing antlers on bark, protect with a deer guard available from Greenscape! Rarely Damaged Annuals: Rarely Damaged Tropicals: Ageratum* Allamanda Agapanthus* Aloe Angelonia Agave Angel’s Trumpet Asparagus Fern Black-Eyed Susan Bird of Paradise Bush Daisy Boston Fern Celosia* Camellia Cordyline Cleome* Croton Cuphea* Cyclamen Dahlia* Gardenia Datura Ixora Dusty Miller Lantana* Heliconia Oleander Heliotrope Peace Lily Lantana* Philodendron Lobelia Plumbago Marigolds* Star Jasmine Mexican Sunflower* Wandering Jew Morning Glory Moonflower Nasturtium Nicotiana* Periwinkle/Vinca* Petunia (rabbit’s favorite!) Ruellia Salvia* Snapdragon* Stock Sunflower* Sweet William Verbena* .