Deer have an innate sense of determining what foods are good for them and what is not. They know the poisonous plants to avoid but like humans, there are some plants they just don't like. Some key points when considering plants:
This Deer Resistant Plant list is composed from the personal observations of several Haliburtonians Allium (Allium) Lily of the Valley (Converaria majalis) Angel's Trumpet (Datura) Lupins (Lupinus) Brown/black eyed Susans (Rudbeckia) Lilacs (Syringa vulgarism) Butterfly weed (Asclepias) Lavender (Lavendula) Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis) Daphne (Papyricea) Cleome (Cleome) Blazing Star (Liatris) Cosmos (Cosmos) Marigolds (Tagetas) Daffodils (Narcissus) Monkshood (Aconite) Delphinium (Delphinium) Nicotiana (Nicotiana) Foxglove (Digitalis) Peonies (Paeonia Lactiflora) Globeflowers (Trollius) Rhubarb (Rhubarb) Goldenrod (Solidago vigaurea) Shasta Daisy (Laucanthemum) Iris (Iris) Valeriun (Valeriana officinalis) Juniper (Juniperas) Pines (Pinus) Spruce (Picea) It has been suggested that Deer don't like fuzzy leaves but they will on occasion eat lambs ears. They also don't like aromatic plants but have been known to eat Artemesia. Often deer won't eat prickly plants although they seem to like rosebushes. Stinging Nettle and thistles might be good to grow and certainly they tend to leave ferns and various grasses alone in the wild which suggests they are good to grow. |
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