Re: I received a question on Deer.
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- Subject: Re: I received a question on Deer.
- From: B* P*
- Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 21:17:31 -0400
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Deer have eaten my anemone japonica and so far this spring they
have eaten hyacinthus, Iris and Frittilaria. Anything in the
Lilacea is fair game for them.
Bill Plummer
Painted Post, New York USA
Zone 5
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From: <Meum71@aol.com>
To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 25 April, 2000 2:43 AM
Subject: I received a question on Deer.
> I received a question about deer-and thought I would pass it on
to the group.
>
>
> We have many deer too-they have eaten all the Tulips and
Tiarella.
> They do not like to eat most of the plants in the Family
Ranunculaceae:
>
> Cimicifuga
> Thalictrum
> Trollius
> Hellebores
> Aquilegia
> Delphinium
> Caltha
> Anemone
> Clematis
>
> Also a close related plant they will not eat is Peony.
>
> A deer if hungry enough will eat almost any thing, but the above
list of
> plants they do not eat in my yard-and we have some big hungry
deer this year.
>
> Deer love plants in the Rose Family including:
> Pyrus
> Amelanchier
> Rosa- roses
> Prunus
> Potentilla
> Rubus
> Physocarpus
> Dryas
> Alchemilla
> Guem
> Fragaria
> Spirea
>
> This year the deer got so hungry that they even eat some of my
Pulmonaria,
> they usually leave this one alone.
>
>
>
> Paul Henjum
> Specialty Perennials
>
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