Deer Resistant Plants

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  • Thalictrum flavum syn. T. glaucum Yellow meadrowrue Z 5-9

    Fluffy yellow blooms in June atop glaucous foliage

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    Fluffy yellow blooms in June atop glaucous foliage

    Size: 3’ x 18”
    Care: Sun to part shade in moist or moist well-drained soil
    Native: Europe to Russia
    Wildlife Value: Attracts Black swallowtail butterfly
    Awards: England’s Royal Horticulture Society Award of Garden Merit. Rated as good by the Chicago Botanic Garden.

    Grown by Gerard in the 1590’s.  Roots used to make a yellow dye.
    Thalictrum is from Greek meaning “to flourish” or “look green.”   Recommended by Gertrude Jekyll in 1908 for its “foamy-feathery pale yellow.”

  • Thalictrum lucidum Shining meadowrue Z 4-8

    creamy, fluffy puffs, smelling of roses, atop glossy, dark green leaves

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    In midsummer creamy, fluffy puffs, smelling of roses, atop glossy, dark green leaves. Tall, dark & handsome.

    Size: 3-6’ x 20”
    Care: sun to part shade, moist to moist well drained soil
    Native: France & Spain
    Awards: Rated as excellent by the Chicago Botanic Garden.

    Lucidum means “bright, shining.”  Collected before 1736.

  • Thermopsis caroliniana syn. Thermopsis villosa Carolina lupine Z 4-9

    Dense spikes of buttery yellow in June, resembling Baptisia or Lupin with clover like foliage.

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    Dense spikes of buttery yellow in June, resembling Baptisia or Lupin with clover-like foliage.

    Size: 4’ x 2’ spreading by root
    Care: Sun in well-drained soil. Drought & Heat tolerant.
    Native: forest openings in the Appalachians
    Wildlife Value: Attracts bees & butterflies, Deer & rabbit resistant.

    Collected before 1843

  • Thymus pseudolanuginosus Woolly thyme Z 4-8

    miniature, very hairy silver leaves, resembling wool. Lavender flowers in June.

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    Grown as a groundcover or in rock gardens for its miniature, very hairy silver leaves, resembling wool.  Lavender flowers in June.

    Size: 1” x 12” spreading slowly
    Care: sun to part shade in well-drained soil. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant
    Native: Europe

    1st mentioned in literature by Phillip Miller of Chelsea Physic Garden, 1771.