{"id":12990,"date":"2021-08-11T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T16:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=12990"},"modified":"2021-03-04T10:31:50","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T15:31:50","slug":"deer-resistant-perennials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2021\/08\/11\/deer-resistant-perennials\/","title":{"rendered":"Deer Resistant Perennials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Papaver-8-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Papaver-8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Papaver-8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Papaver-8-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Oriental Poppy (<em>Papaver<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Most deer-resistant plants share several traits or characteristics: 1. Aromatic flowers \/ foliage; 2. thorny, bristly, or hairy (pubescent) leaves or stems;  3. toxic plants. If &#8220;deer pressure&#8221; (population) is exceptionally high, deer don\u2019t heed plant lists like this one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Available food resources, species of deer, seasonal weather are all factors. Flowers, foliage, fruits, and seeds of plants are not off-limits to other critters. Expect damage from native butterflies, moths, and beneficial insects. Design your garden to include plants that are not munched on. Otherwise, construct a tall fence to keep deer away.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yarrow (<em>Achillea<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black cohosh (<em>Actaea\nracemosa<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Anise Hyssop (<\/em><em>Agastache\nfoeniculum<\/em><em>)<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bugleweed (<em>Ajuga\nreptans<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bluestar<em> (Amsonia spp.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Artemisia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goatsbeard<em> <\/em>(<em>Aruncus dioicus<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Butterfly weed (<em>Asclepias\ntuberosa<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baptisia (<em>Baptisia australis<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Siberian\nbugloss (<em>Brunnera macrophylla<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karl Forester reed grass (<em>Calamagrostis<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Calamintha\nnepeta<\/em> subsp. nepeta<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coreopsis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Montbretia (<em>Crocosmia<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delphinium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hayscented fern<em> (Dennstaedtia punctilobula)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foxglove\n(<em>Digitalis<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Digitalis-Dalmation-Peach-6-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Digitalis-Dalmation-Peach-6-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Digitalis-Dalmation-Peach-6-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Digitalis-Dalmation-Peach-6-768x509.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Foxglove (<em>Digitalis<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Male fern (<em>Dryopteris filix-mas<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bleeding heart (<em>Dicentra spectabilis<\/em>)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foxglove\n(<em>Digitalis purpurea<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coneflower (<em>Echinacea<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Globe thistle (<em>Echinops<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barrenwort, fairy wings (<em>Epimedium<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cushion spurge (<em>Euphorbia polychroma<\/em>) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe\nPye (<em>Eutrochium<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bigroot\ngeranium (<em>Geranium macrorrhizum<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Geum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lenten\nrose (<em>Helleborus x orientalis)<\/em><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Candituft (<em>Iberis sempervirens<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lamium-1-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lamium-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lamium-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lamium-1-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Deadnettle (<em>Lamium<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bearded iris (<em>Iris germanica<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dead nettle (<em>Lamium<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lavender (<em>Lavandula<\/em>\n<em>spp<\/em>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shasta daisy (<em>Leucanthemum<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blazing\nstar (<em>Liatris spicata<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardinal\nflower (<em>Lobelia cardinalis<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rose\ncampion (<em>Lychnis coronaria<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ostrich\nfern (<em>Matteuccia&nbsp;struthiopteris<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beebalm (<em>Monarda spp.<\/em>)<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daffodil (<em>Narcissus<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Catmint (<em>Nepeta<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Evening\nprimrose (<em>Oenothera<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oregano\n(<em>Origanum<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Herbaceous\nPeony (<em>Paeonia x lactiflora<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oriental\npoppy (<em>Papaver orientale<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beardstongue\n(<em>Penstemon digitalis<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russian sage (<em>Perovskia\natriplicifolia<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Balloon flower (<em>Platycodon<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jacob\u2019s\nladder (<em>Polemonium caeruleum<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lungwort (<em>Pulmonaria<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rodgers\nFlower (<em>Rodgersia\npinnata<\/em><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rosemary (<em>Rosmarinus\nofficinalis<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black-eyed Susan (<em>Rudbeckia\nspp<\/em>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>White\nWood\u2019s aster (<em>Eurybia divaricata<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assorted\nsalvias (<em>Salvia spp<\/em>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compass\/\nCup Plant (<em>Silphium spp.<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New England aster (<em>S.\nnovae-angliae<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goldenrod\n(<em>Solidago<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lamb\u2019s\nEars (<em>Stachys byzantina<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Germander\n(<em>Teucrium<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meadow rue (<em>Thalictrum<\/em>) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mullein (<em>Verbascum<\/em>) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most deer-resistant plants share several traits or characteristics: 1. Aromatic flowers \/ foliage; 2. thorny, bristly, or hairy (pubescent) leaves or stems; 3. toxic plants. If &#8220;deer pressure&#8221; (population) is exceptionally high, deer don\u2019t heed plant lists like this one. Available food resources, species of deer, seasonal weather are all factors. Flowers, foliage, fruits, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,1168,854,795,736,1218,1188,1110,751,747,1319,1128,1301,652,1431,1122,690,1190,1381,1527,768,780,1415,969,741,1498,778,674,1437,773,1024,1519,1324,1542,1223,792,1091,811,853,1155,1068,1057,1094,890,551,1476,627,1102,913,1480,1365,944,625,606,843,1320,1060,812,729,1054,1294,1545,1481,1045,629,630,646,1227,1517],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12990"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12990"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13039,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12990\/revisions\/13039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}