All Cincinnati gardeners know how pesky deer can be! Dr. Roxanne Male-Brune of Ohio University spent three years testing plants for their resistance to deer grazing. Here are 10 of our favorite deer-resistant plants from her list of over 500. The full list can be found at Gardening in Deer Country’s website
Belamcanda chinensis (Blackberry Lily)
Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove)
Lysimachia nummularia ‘Aurea’ (Golden Creeping Jenny)
Adenophora bulleyana (Lady Bells)
Alchemilla mollis (Lady’s Mantle)
Helleborus orientalis (Lenten Rose)
Aconitum napellus ‘Album’ (Monkshood)
Agastache aurantiaca ‘Apricot Sprite’ (Orange Hummingbird Mint)
Stachys coccinea (Scarlet Hedge Nettle)
Iris foetidissima (Stinking Iris)
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