Deer Resistant Plants
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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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Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot, Indian paint, Red Puccoon Z 3-9
White anemone-like blooms in spring from the center of glaucus, rolled leaves Ephemeral, dies back in summer.
Available for purchase in Spring only
White anemone-like blooms in spring from the center of glaucus, rolled leaves 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 ArkansasSanguinaria is Latin meaning “blood,” so named for the red color of the sap. Red sap used to make dye for skin, clothing, weapons and baskets. Used to induce abortions, as well as an aphrodesiac and to cure sexually transmitted disease. 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. Ojibwa made dried roots into a necklace to prevent bleeding. 1st collected by Rev. John Banister in colonial Virginia c. 1678. A gunman mistakenly shot and killed him while he collected plants. According to John Bartram this was “…(C)alled by the Country People, Red Root, or Tumerick The Root dried and powdered is commenced by Dr. Colden, as a Cure for the jaundice, the Powder has been given to the Weight of a Drachm in Small Beer; and by others, for the Bit of a Rattle Snake.” Grown at Shadwell, Jefferson’s birthplace and home until it burned in 1770. Pressed specimen in Emily Dickinson’s herbarium.
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Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Rosea’ Pink Japanese hydrangea vine Z 5-8
Deciduous woody climber clinging by adhesive, aerial roots, with showy flower-heads resembling lacecap hydrangeas, with creamy-white flowers surrounded by showy bracts that age to rosy pink, blooming in July & August & its sepals remain conspicuous long after. Heart-shaped foliage turns yellow in fall.
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Deciduous woody climber clinging by adhesive, aerial roots, with showy flower-heads resembling lacecap hydrangeas, with creamy-white flowers surrounded by showy bracts that age to rosy pink, blooming in July & August & its sepals remain conspicuous long after. Heart-shaped foliage turns yellow in fall.
Size: 20-30’ x 6-9’
Care: part shade to shade in moist to moist well-drained soil
Native: Japan where they “climb the trunks of tall trees and blossom among the lower limbs.” Arnold Arboretum Bulletin 1933.
Wildlife Value: Deer resistant.
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.‘Rosea’ found by English planthunter Charles Maries c. 1878, collecting for London’s Veitch Nursery and referred to in The Book of Climbing Plants and Wall Shrubs, Samuel Arnett 1902.
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Scutellaria incana syn. Scutellaria canescens, Scutellaria villosa Downy skullcap Z 5-8
Showy, open spikes of two-lipped Blue-violet florets from June-Sept
Showy, open spikes of two-lipped Blue-violet florets from June-Sept
Size: 2-3’ x 2’
Care: sun to part shade in well-drained acidic soil
Native: Eastern US, west to WI, south to TX
Wildlife Value: attracts bees, hummingbirds and butterflies, deer resistantDescribed in Plantarum Novarum ex Herbario Sprengelii Centuriam 25. 1807 Johann Friedrich Theodor
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Scutellaria resinosa syn. Scutellaria wrightii Prairie skullcap Z 4-9
Two-lipped, deep violet-blue tubes bloom from spring to fall
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Two-lipped, deep violet-blue tubes bloom from spring to fall
Size: 10” x 10”
Care: sun to part shade in well-drained to moist well-drained soil
Native: Colorado, NM, KS, Oklahoma, TX
Wildlife Value: deer resistantDescribed by botanist John Torrey in Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of NY 2: 232 (1828)
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Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ syn ‘Herbstfreude’ syn Hylotelephium ‘Autumn Joy’ Z 4-9
Classic, large flat flower heads turn from green to rose
Classic, large flat flower heads turn from green to rose blooming in September and October. A staple for autumn in the garden.
Size: 30” x 12”
Care: full sun in well-drained soil
Awards: England’s Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.Sedum means “plant that sits.” “Live forever” is an ancient Greek name for sedums. The Roman Pliny claimed that sedum’s juice treated wounds. In the 1500’s English herbalist Gerard called sedums “very full of life,” referring to succulent’s quality of being very easy to grow. Autumn Joy introduced to gardens before 1920 by the George Arends Nursery in Ronsdorf, Germany.
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Sedum album White stonecrop Z 4-8
Rounded leaflets green turning red in fall and winter; dainty white flowers
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Rounded leaflets green turning red in fall and winter; dainty white flowers in mid-summer. Perfect for rock gardens, front of border, fairy gardens, roof gardens, troughs and groundcover or any place with drought.
Size: 4” x 12” spreading
Care: sun in well-drained soil - thrives on neglect. Deer resistant & drought tolerant.
Native: Europe, west & north AsiaSedum means “plant that sits.” “Live forever” is an ancient Greek name for sedums. The Roman Pliny claimed that sedum’s juice treated wounds. In the 1500’s English herbalist Gerard called sedums “very full of life,” referring to succulent’s quality of being very easy to grow. This species collected before 1671. It “grows naturally upon old walls in many parts of England.” Gardeners Dictionary, 1768. In 1867 described as “growing, ever so luxuriantly upon roofs and walls (as well as) the rocks at Great Malvern…” Botany of Worcestershire. Landscape designer Andrew Jackson Downing recommended this for edging, 1868.
