| I am attempting to grow in a hot, west-facing, raised planter against a cement wall. Do the leaves dislike water on them? The slugs and snails seem to love them. I also put snapdragons and stock in this bed, and, so far, the stock seems slug-proof. Is there a list of plants that they dislike? Thank you. |
| Salvia prefers dry foliage so when you water, apply to the soil, not to the top of the plants. As for a list of plants slugs dislike, here are some reported to be successful - this list is compliled from various sources so your mileage may vary. Annuals Sweet alyssum Coleus Cosmos Dianthus Impatiens Lobelia Nicotiana Poppies Rosmarinus officinalis, Rosemary Forget-me-nots Snapdragons Sweet William Perennials, Grasses & Ferns Alchemilla mollis, Lady?s Mantle Alstroemeria, Peruvian Lily Armeria, Seathrift/Sea Pink Artemisia, Silver Mound/Wormwood Aquilegia, Columbine Astilbe, Feather Flower Aubretia, Purple Rock Cress Bergenia, Saxifraga Cerastium, Snow-in-Summer Cheiranthus, Wallflower Crocosmia, Montbretia Dianthus, Carnations/Pinks Diascia, Twinspur Dicentra, Bleeding Heart Digitalis, Foxglove Echinacea, Coneflower Echinops, Globe Thistle Epimedium, Barrenwort Euphorbia, Cushion Spurge Ferns Geum, Avens/Grecian Rose Ornamental Grasses Geranium, Cranesbill (Hardy Geranium) Helleborus, Lenten Rose Hemerocallis, Daylily Heuchera, Coral Bells Iberis, Candy Tuft Lamium, Spotted Dead Nettle Lavandula, Lavender Leucanthemum, Shasta Daisy Nepeta, Mint Oreganum, Ornamental Oregano Penstemon, Beard Tongue Phlox subulata, Creeping Phlox Phlox paniculata, Garden Phlox Polemonium, Jacob's Ladder Pulmonaria, Lungwort/Bethlehem Sage Rudbeckia, Black-Eyed Susan Salvia, Meadow Sage Santolina, Lavender Cotton Scabiosa, Pincushion Flower Sedum, Stonecrop Stachys, Lamb?s Ears Verbascum, Mullein Veronica, Speedwell Vinca minor, Periwinkle/Myrtle Hostas Yes, Hostas. I know they are a slug's dream food but most slugs do not bother certain varieties because of their thick or course foliage. 'Drinking Gourd' 'Big Daddy' 'Blue Plate Special' 'Blue Dimples' 'Sagaea' sieboldiana tokudama tokudama 'Aureo-nebulosa' tokudama 'Flavocircinalis' Bulbs Agapanthus, African Lily Allium, Ornamental Onion Hemerocallis, Daylily |
