Deer Resistant Plants
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Papaver rupifragum Spanish poppy Z 5-9
Crinkled, crepe-paper like apricot petals all summer & fall, non-stop
Crinkled, crepe-paper like apricot petals all summer & fall
Size: 12-18" x 8"
Care: sun in well-drained to moist well-drained soil. Deer resistant, drought tolerant
Native: Spain, Asia Minor & CaucasusLouise Beebe Wilder considered this among her favorite perennials. (1918). One of our favorites too! Gertrude Jekyll, mother of the mixed perennial border planted this for its “rich apricot color.” (1908).
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Pennisetum orientale Oriental fountain grass Z 5-10
Showy, white to pinkish inflorescences summer thru fall.
Showy, white to pinkish inflorescences summer thru fall. Richard Darke, grass guru, describes this as “One of the most striking hardy fountain grasses. Low growing, compact and exceptionally floriferous … Blooms over an unusually long period from late June through October”
Size: 2' x 2'
Care: sun in well-drained soil or moist well-drained soil. Deer resistant and drought tolerant.
Native: central & SW Asia
Awards: Elisabeth Carey Miller Botanical Garden Great Plant PicksThe plant is named for its soft inflorescences; Latin penna and seta mean feather-bristle. This species collected before 1821.
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Penstemon ovatus Beardtongue Z 4-9
Cornflower blue trumpets encircle spike in June, one of our favorites.
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Cornflower blue trumpets encircle spike in June, one of our favorites.
Size: 2’ x 8”
Care: Full sun in well-drained soil
Native: Pacific Northwest
Wildlife Value: attracts Baltimore butterflyPenstemon is named for its five stamens, penta meaning five in Greek. Penstemons. Ovatus means oval, shaped like an egg, with the narrower end up, referring to the foliage. This species first collected by Scottish plant hunter David Douglas (1799-1834) and introduced in 1826.
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Phlomis tuberosa Jerusalem sage Z 4-8
Bubblegum pink beak-shaped petals
Bubblegum pink, beak-shaped flowers encircle stem in July
Size: 4' x 12"
Care: full sun in moist well-drained to well-drained soil. Deer resistant
Native: central and S.E. Europe to central Asia.
Wildlife Value: attracts butterfliesThis was 1st collected in Siberia in 1759 – that means it’s tough & hardy. Chicago Botanic Garden gives this 4 stars for health, robust growth, hardiness and flower production.
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Physotegia virginiana Obedient plant Z 3-9
Purplish red to rosy pink spikes of hooded snapdragons
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Purplish red to rosy pink spikes of hooded snapdragons July to September
Size: 3' x 3' and spreading
Care: sun in moist to moist well-drained soil. Deer resistant and tolerates Walnut toxins
Native: Quebec to Manitoba, TX to GA, Wisconsin native
Wildlife Value: attracts hummingbirdsCollected before 1750. Called Obedient plant because if you push a flower it will remain in place temporarily – like a child who stays in the corner until you’re not looking.
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Polygonum virginianum syn. Persicaria virginiana Jumpseed Z 4-8
Arresting tiny white flowers atop nearly leafless stems blooming late summer into fall; dark green foliage marked with a maroon chevron on each leaf
Arresting tiny white flowers atop nearly leafless stems blooming late summer into fall;
dark green foliage marked with a maroon chevron on each leafSize: 2-3’ x 3-4’
Care: shade to part shade in moist to moist well-drained soil
Native: All eastern areas from central Canada south to Texas, Wisconsin native
Wildlife Value: attracts birds, bees & butterflies, Deer resistant
Size: Cherokee made a hot infusion of leaves with the bark of a Honey Locust to treat whooping cough.Linnaeus 1753.
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Primula elatior Oxlip Z 4-9
Nodding trumpets of soft yellow flowers with a dark yellow center atop upright stems
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Nodding trumpets of soft yellow flowers with a dark yellow center atop upright stems
Size: 10” x 10”
Care: part shade in moist to moist well-drained soil
Native: Europe
Wildlife Value: deer and rabbit resistant
Awards: Plant Select® Central Rocky Mountain region; Royal Botanical Society Award of Garden MeritPrimula is from Italian “primavera” meaning first spring. Elatior means “tall”, all things being relative it’s taller than some Primulas but not very tall. In gardens since at least 1765. According to Philip Miller, Gardener’s Dictionary 1768, “they are much used in medicine.” Grown at America’s 1st botanic garden, Elgin Botanic Garden 1811.
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Primula x bulleesiana Candelabra primrose Z 4-7
Blooms June-July, a rainbow of colors ranging from red, orange, rose, to cream, lavender and purple
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Blooms June-July, a rainbow of colors ranging from red, orange, rose, to cream, lavender, and purple
Size: 18-24” x 12-18”
Care: Sun to part shade in moist to wet well-drained soil
Wildlife Value: Attracts butterflies. Deer resistant
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit 1993Hybrid cross between Primula bulleyana and Primula beesiana (both parents are native to the Himalayas and China).
Collected in China, introduced to Britain in 1906
