| I know that deer will eat practically anything when they are hungry, however, are there plants, shrubs or bulbs of any kind that are considered "less likely" to be eaten (on a regular basis) by the darling creatures. I live in western Pennsylvania (northern Allegheny County). |
| Penn State published a list of plants (for a discussion about the list and the original, please see http://www.penpages.psu.edu/pe... ) SOME COMMON DEER RESISTANT PLANTS Scientific Name Common Name Scientific Name Common Name Abies sp. + fir Heder helix g.c. English ivy Acer negundo + box-elder Ilex sp. = holly Ageratum* flossflower Iris sp. * iris Ajuga* bugle weed Juniperus sp.= juniper Aquilegia* columbine Kerris japonica = Japanese rose Berberis sp.= barberry Larix decidua + European larch Buxus= boxwood Lupinus sp.* lupine Catalpa sp. + catalpa Maclura pomifera + Osage orange Cercis sp. + redbud Narcissus sp.* Narcissus Chamaecyparis sp= false-cypress Paeonia suffruticosa= tree peony Clematis sp.* clematis Papaver orientalis * Oriental poppy Cotinus coggygria +smoketree Picea sp. + spruce Crataegus sp. + hawthorn Pinus sp. + pine Cytisus scoparius=Scotch broom Rhododendron sp. rhododendron Daphne sp. daphne Robinia pseudoacacia+ black locust Delphinium* larkspur Symphoricarpos albus= snowberry Digitalis* foxglove Syringa vulgaris= lilac Ginkgo biloba + maidenhair tree Tulipa sp.* tulips Gymnocladus dioica+ Kentucky coffee tree Yucca* Yucca _____________________________________________________________________ + tree or tree-like * herbaceous plant = shrubby g.c. ground cover West Virginia Extension offers a discussion of deer damage and a list of plants at http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/ho... Cornell University has also published a list and a discussion at http://www.cce.cornell.edu/che... I hope these help! |
