Deer Resistant Plants
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Tanacetum niveum Silver tansy, Snow tansy Z 5-9
Profusion of small classic daisies May-July atop fragrant silver foliage
Profusion of small classic daisies May-July atop fragrant silver foliage
Size: 2’ x 3’
Care: sun in moist well drained soilNamed by Carl Heinrich Schultz (1805-1867)
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Teucrium hircanicum Iranian germander, Purple Tails, Wood Sage Z 5-9
Flowering in summer with 3-4” tall veronica-like spikes of dark purple
Flowering in summer with 3-4” tall veronica-like spikes of dark purple
Size: 18” x 28”
Care: sun in well-drained
Native: Iran, Southern Europe, Middle East
Wildlife Value: attract butterflies, deer resistantDescribed and named in 1759
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Thalictrum aquilegifolium Meadowrue, Feathered columbine Z 5-9
Strikingly delicate lavender plumes
Strikingly delicate looking lavender plumes on 3′ tall foliage resembling a columbine.
Size: 36" x 18"
Care: Sun to part shade in moist to moist well-drained soil
Native: Europe and North Asia
Wildlife Value: attracts butterfliesIn 1629 Parkinson, apothecary to James I and later, botanist to Charles I, called this “Tufted columbine” a descriptive name, the flowers are tufted and the leaves resemble those of a columbine. Ancient Romans used it to cure ulcers, the plague and “the Faundife.” Romans stuffed children’s’ pillows with the flowers to bring them wealth. Liberty Hyde Bailey described Thalictrum aquilegifolium as: “A good garden plant and frequently planted,”(1913). Cultivated in U.S. since 1700’s.
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Thalictrum dasycarpum Purple meadowrue Z 4-9
Panicles of delicate dangling ivory flowers May to July, purple stems
Panicles of delicate dangling ivory flowers May to July, purple stems.
Size: 4-5’ x 2’
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained to moist soil
Native: All North America except Atlantic & Pacific coasts and northern Canada, Wisconsin nativeCollected for gardens by 1842. Used by Native Americans to enliven horses by giving them seeds or rubbing a poltice on their muzzles. (Pawnee & Lakota) Meskwaki, Ponca & Potawatomi used as an aphrodisiac. Potawatomi smoked a mixture of this and tobacco before meeting their woman. HoChunk used it to perfume smoke. For Potawatomi smoking dried seeds brought luck in hunting. Ponca boys made flutes from the hollow stems.
