Deer Resistant Plants
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Salvia nutans Nodding sage Z 5-8
Nodding clumps of blue flowers over basal leaves, June-September
Nodding clumps of blue flowers over basal leaves, June-September
Size: 3-4’ x 18”
Care: full sun to part shade in moist, well-drained soil.
Native: Balkans
Wildlife Value: attracts bees & butterflies. Deer resistant.Collected before 1753. Introduced in 1780 by Chevalier Pallas. First grown in nursery of Joseph Knight, King’s Road, London. Pictured in Curtis’s Botanical Magazine Vol. 50, 1822.
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Salvia sclarea Clary sage Reseeding Biennial Z 5-9
Breathtaking pastel panicles of cream, blue or pink, bi-toned bracts
Breathtaking pastel panicles of cream, blue or pink, bi-toned bracts whorl around the stem, spring – summer on this deer resistant plant.
Can not ship to: Washington
Size: 3’ x 12”
Care: full sun in moist well-drained soil. Deer resistant.
Native: Europe to Central Asia
Wildlife Value: attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.Salvia is from the Latin salveo meaning “to heal” referring to the plant’s ancient medicinal uses. Romans made an eye wash from this plant to clear vision; the name “clary” is derived from this. Germans added this, plus elder flowers, to wine and occasionally used Clary instead of hops to make beer. In 1100’s an aphrodisiac. This species introduced to gardens from the south of Europe in 1562.
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Salvia verticillata Lilac sage, whorley clary, Salbey Z 5-8
Muted lilac blue spikes June to October
Muted lilac blue spikes June to October. It took 2 years to establish this plant to maturity during which time it was unimpressive but in year 3, it’s fabulous. You get the benefit of mature plants.
Size: 24” x 18-24”
Care: sun in moist well-drained to well-drained soil. Dead head to prolong bloom
Native: Spain to Ukraine, Caucasus to Iran
Wildlife Value: Butterfly magnet.Collected before 1753.
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Salvia yangii syn. Perovskia atriplicifolia Russian sage Z 5-9
Showy subshrub with tall spikes covered by tiny lavender blue tubes
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Showy subshrub with tall spikes covered by tiny lavender blue tubes from July to October. One of the best shrubby plants with its graceful form, its tough constitution and long bloom.
Size: 4' x 3'
Care: full sun in well-drained soil, drought tolerant, deer resistant.
Native: Afghanistan
Awards: Great Plant Pick Award from Elizabeth Carey Miller Botanical Garden and Perennial Plant Association 1995 Perennial Plant of the Year.Perovskia was named for V.A. Perovski, governor of a Russian province in central Asia around 1890. Introduced to American gardens in 1904. Recommended by Gertrude Jekyll in 1908.
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Sambucus canadensis syn. Sambucus nigra var. canadensis. Elderberry, American elderberry Z 3-9
In late spring to mid-summer lavish, fragrant flat-to dome-shaped clusters of flowers bloom above this arching, multi-stemmed shrub. Late summer into fall the multitude of flowers turn into purple-black, edible fruits, up to 2000 per cluster!
In late spring to mid-summer lavish, fragrant flat-to dome-shaped clusters of flowers bloom above this arching, multi-stemmed shrub. Late summer into fall the multitude of flowers turn into purple-black, edible fruits, up to 2000 per cluster!
Size: 5-12’ x spreading quickly by suckers 5-10’ Best to grow as hedge, along a roadside, fence-line or forest edge, not within garden. It can form thickets.
Care: sun to part shade in moist to well-drained soil
Native: Americas east of Rocky Mountains south to Bolivia. Wisconsin native
Wildlife Value: branches and leaves make nesting sites and give cover for birds. It is a source of pollen for numerous bees and other insects. Many birds (including, Pheasant, Bluebird, Cedar waxwing, Cardinal, Mockingbird and others) as well as some mammals eat the sweet, but slightly bitter, fruit.Collected before 1735. Native Americans made extensive use of this, Cherokee used it topically for boils, burn and infections and internally for rheumatism, fevers, a diuretic, dropsy, and of course ate the berries. Costanoan made its hollow twigs into pipes, flutes and shafts for arrows. Several Natives infused the flowers and foliage with hot water to make steam baths. And many natives ate it, boiled it, jammed it, and added the fruit to cakes. Today people eat them in jellies, jams, pancakes, pies and wine and make homeopathic medicine from it.
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Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot, Indian paint, Red Puccoon Z 3-9
Very showy, swan-white anemone-like blooms in spring from the center of glaucus, grey-green, lobed, puckered, rolled leaves. Both the leaves and root contain a red liquid. Ephemeral, dies back in summer.
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Available for purchase in Spring only
Very showy, swan-white anemone-like blooms in spring from the center of glaucus, grey-green, lobed, puckered, rolled leaves. Both the leaves and root contain a red liquid. Ephemeral, dies back in summer.
Size: 6” x 12”
Care: part shade to shade in moist well-drained soil
Native: Nova Scotia to Manitoba, south to Florida and Arkansas, Wisconsin native
Wildlife Value: deer resistant. Pollen, but no nectar, makes this attractive to many different bees. Ants distribute the seeds.Sanguinaria is Latin meaning “blood,” so named for the red color of the sap. For Natives red sap used to make dye for skin, clothing, weapons and baskets. Also induced abortions, as well as an aphrodisiac and cure sexually transmitted diseases. The root rubbed on the palm of the hand was a love charm for Ponca men. Iroquois prescribed it for diarrhea and constipation, to draw out slivers, hiccups, and generally as a panacea. It was administered to those who saw a corpse. Sioux used a weak solution to cure fever, rheumatism, congestion, and skin cancer Ojibwa made dried roots into a necklace to prevent bleeding. 1st collected by Rev. John Banister in colonial Virginia c. 1678. Grown at Shadwell, Jefferson’s birthplace and home until it burned in 1770. Pressed specimen in Emily Dickinson’s herbarium.
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Schizachyrium scoparium syn. Andropogon scoparium Little bluestem Z 5-9
Wispy, feather-like seedheads atop blue-grey foliage that turns plum-orange-red in fall.
Wispy, feather-like seedheads atop blue-grey foliage that turns plum-orange-red in fall
Size: 18" x 12"
Care: sun in well-drained soil.
Native: all No. America, Wisconsin nativeFirst collected by French plant hunter André Michaux in America’s prairies c. 1790. Comanche used it to remedy syphilitic sores. Lakota made soft, wispy seedheads into liners for moccasins.
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Scutellaria diffusa Turkish skullcap Z 5-10
Small snapdragonish violet flowers with white markings on two adjacent lower lips looking like an open book in summer along short stems. Flower clusters top tidy mounds of sage-colored, oval, hairy leaves.
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Small snapdragonish violet flowers with white markings on two adjacent lower lips looking like an open book in summer along short stems. Flower clusters top tidy mounds of sage-colored, oval, hairy leaves.
Size: 4-6” x 12”
Care: sun in well-drained soil
Native: Turkey, Lebanon and Syria
Wildlife Value: deer resistantFirst published by Swiss botanist A.P.de Candolle in Prodr. 12: 421 (1848)
