Re: deer
Hi Rita: I saw your post on the deer problem and I though following
that Mr. Lindsey sent me earlier might be helpful. It was done in l993,
but it's still the best list I've seen. There is also another list at
http://sunsite.unc.edu/london/agriculture/faqs/deer-repelling-plants.faq
that list both botanical and common names.
Both look to be fairly accurate, but deer will eat ANYTHING if they are
hungry enough. The only plants/shrubs I have found to be 100% safe on
our island (zone 4-5) are all varieties of barberry, rugosa roses (they
sometime nip the flowers, but leave the plant alone), siberian iris and
potentilla.
I think that deer in different parts of the country must have different
preferences because I've seen tulips and hosta on some lists. In my
neighborhood, planting those two is like ringing a dinner bell! Three
hosta plants set in last year lasted 8 hours! I didn't even have time
to spray them with Ropel (which is effective, but washes off in rain and
has to be reapplied).
Good luck and I hope this helps.
Jackie Bell
Great Diamond Island
Portland, Maine (zone 4-5)
Newsgroups: rec.gardens
From: cl27111@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Christopher Lindsey)
Subject: Re: Question on deer proof plants
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1993 06:45:30 GMT
Here's a list of plants that deer don't like that I posted a
while
back:
Acanthus Kniphofia
Aconitum Leucojum
Agave Lirioe
Allium Lychnis coronaria
Amaryllis Melianthus
Artemisia Melissa
Arum Melittis
Arundo Mentha
Astilbe Mirabilis
Campanula Myosotis
Carex Nepeta
Centaurea Origanum
Ceratostigma Paeonia
Chrysanthemum maximum Papaver
Cortaderia Phormium
Crinum Polygonatum
Crocosmia Potentilla
Dicentra Pulmonaria
Digitalis Romneya
Epimedium Rudbeckia
Euphorbia Saliva
Ferns Satureja
Festuca glauca Scabiosa
Filipendula Sisyrinchium
Gaillardia Tellima
Geranium Thalictrum
Gerbera Tiarella
Gunnera Trillium
Helianthus Veratrum
Helichrysum Vinca
Hosta Iris
Hope it helps!
Chris
Christopher Lindsey -- Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Univ. of
Illinois
corkinb wrote:
>
> ginny wrote:
> >
> > Rita,
> >
> > Guess it depends on the size of the deer and his appetite. Deer can be a
> > gigantic problem! Do a search on deer resistant plants for starters.
> >
> > Ginny
> Well, I hope he is not persistant as I will have the back yard fenced.
> He is full-grown with a mate so I better look into deer resistant plants
> for the front yard for sure then. They may have babies or something.
> I know nothing at all about deer, except Santa had one.;)
> Rita
>
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