Episode 190: Deer-Resistant Plants – Fine Gardening

Meet the crops which have proved to be deer-resistant in our gardens

A public service announcement previous to getting this episode began: There isn’t a such factor as a deer-proof plant. If deer are hungry sufficient, they are going to even eat issues which can be supposedly poisonous to them. However there are things like deer-resistant crops.

So, on this recording of Let’s Argue About Crops, Danielle and Carol share a few of the crops which have stood as much as the herds that go to their backyards, and their colleague Diana Koehm provides some further solutions of crops that deer are inclined to ignore in her neck of the woods.

Episode Knowledgeable: Diana Koehm is the content material editor for Superb Gardening journal.

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Danielle’s Deer-Resistant Picks

‘Woodland Elf’ epimedium (Epimedium ‘Woodland Elf’, Zones 4b-9)
‘Limeglow’ creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis ‘Limeglow’, Zones 3-9)
‘Rosemoor’ geranium (Geranium × magnificum ‘Rosemoor’, Zones 5-8)
Dwarf fothergilla (Fothergilla gardenii, Zones 5-8)

‘Woodland Elf’ epimedium. Photograph courtesy of Walters Gardens & Confirmed Winners®

‘Limeglow’ creeping juniper habit — ‘Limeglow’ creeping juniper behavior

Dwarf fothergilla in spring bloom — Dwarf fothergilla behavior

Carol’s Deer-Resistant Picks

‘Summer time Magnificence’ allium (Allium tanguticum ‘Summer time Magnificence’, Zones 4-9)
Easy ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata, Zones 4-9)
‘Champagne Bubbles Combine’ Icelandic poppy (Oreomecon nudicaulis syn. Papaver nudicaule, Zones 2-7)
Japanese crimson cedar (Juniperus virginiana, Zones 2-9)

‘Summer Beauty’ allium — ‘Summer time Magnificence’ allium

‘Champagne Bubbles Mix’ Icelandic poppy Photo courtesy of Johnny’s selected seed — ‘Champagne Bubbles Combine’ Icelandic poppy Photograph courtesy of Johnny’s chosen seed

Eastern red cedar with wysteria and smokebush — Japanese crimson cedar with ‘Amethyst Falls’ wisteria (Wisteria frutescens ‘Amethyst Falls’, Zones 5-9) and Golden Spirit smoketree (Cotinus coggygria ‘Ancot’, Zones 5-8)

Deer in Carol's Yard — Deer in Carol’s Yard

Knowledgeable Diana Koehm’s Deer-Resistant Picks

‘Satyr Hill’ American holly (Ilex opaca ‘Satyr Hill’, Zones 5-8)
‘Hadspen Cream’ brunnera (Brunnera macrophylla ‘Hadspen Cream’, Zones 3-7)
PowWow® Wild Berry coneflower (Echinacea purpurea ‘Pas702917’, Zones 3-8)