Rutgers University has developed a handy on-line tool for gardeners with major deer issues. It is an extensive deer resistant plant list. It includes most commonly planted trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals. It further subdivides the listing by: A. Rarely Damaged B. Seldom Severely Damaged Plants C. Occasionally Severely Damaged D. Frequently Severely Damaged Plants […]
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40+ Deer-Resistant Perennials
Posted by Hugh on October 18th, 2026
Posted in acidic soil, Agastache (Hyssop), Alliums (onion), Amsonia (blue star), Autumn fern (Dryopteris), Barrenwort (Epimedium), Beardstongue (Penstemon), Big bluestem 'Blackhawks', Brunnera 'Jack Frost', Bugleweed (Ajuga), Calamagrostis, Camassia, Carex (Sedges), Christmas fern, Christmas rose (H. niger), Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), Container garden, Coreopsis, Deer resistant, Disease resistant, Ferns, Flower arrangments, Goldenrod (Solidago), Helenium, Hellebores, Iris (Tall bearded), Iris sibirica, Iris tectorum, Lavender (Lavandula), Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium), Lobelia (cardnial flower), Maidenhair fern (Adiantum), Miscanthus grass, Muhly grass, mulching, Native Plant, Nepeta (catmint), Non-native, Ostrich fern (Matteuccia), Pampas Grasss (Cortaderia), Peony, Perennials, Pulmonaria, Rattlesnake master (Eryngium), Red hot Poker (Kniphofia), Rosemary, Russian sage (Perovskia), Sage (Salvia), Soil drainage, Spring flowering, Summer flowering, Sweet flag (Acorus), Virginia bluebell (Mertensia) 
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Posted by Hugh on September 11th, 2019
Tall bearded (Iris x hybrida), Japanese iris (I. ensata), Siberian irises (I. sibirica) are very popular with U.S. gardeners and are favorites in my spring flower garden (USDA hardiness zones 3-9). The period from late August through mid-October is the ideal time to plant and/or divide irises. Don’t procrastinate…the earlier the better. Give plants enough […]
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Posted by Hugh on March 6th, 2019
Siberian iris (called beadless iris) are favorites of gardeners and landscapers. Why? – ease of maintenance, plant longevity, and trouble free. Their flowers are smaller than the bearded iris blooms, but their grass-like foliage stays attractive all season long. They are more cold hardier. Siberian irises are mostly hybrids of two southwest Asian species, I. sibirica […]
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