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« on: April 29, 2008, 02:20:04 PM »
Plants that I have found to be very resistant to being eaten:
Foxgloves
Hellebores
All of the hyssops (Agastache) The golden on is particularly pretty.
Aconite
Catmints (very pretty, long flowering plants in many different sizes) We're trying Walkers Low on the embankment this year. Where the groundhog problem is horrendous.
More later and feel free to add your own.
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« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2008, 06:03:43 PM »
Lorraine, who lives at Treasure Lake, says nothing eats lamb's ears. (Stacys lanata) If the deer don't eat it up at Treasure Lake they really won't eat it anywhere!
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« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2008, 10:18:47 PM »
coral bells (Heuchera)  Look at the new Dolce series http://www.djroger.com/coral_bells.htm
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« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2008, 02:30:54 PM »
Quote from: Lavender on May 19, 2008, 10:18:47 PM
coral bells (Heuchera)  Look at the new Dolce series http://www.djroger.com/coral_bells.htm

Something nibbled all of the leaves off my 'Purple Plum' Heuchera. Let's remove that one from the list but add Plume Poppy,  Macleaya cordata. Not grown for their flowers but a stand of them is magnificent in the sun. 
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« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2008, 12:16:55 AM »
We sent some sweet woodruff up to Treasure Lake this summer. Sweet woodruff is a pretty ground cover that gets tiny white flowers. It is rather delicate looking and tolerates shade. The verdict was, that while the deer nibbled it, it came right back.
We'll continue to look for plants that are not bothered by critters. Sending them up to Treasure Lake is the ultimate test. If anyone else has a plant that should go on the list please post it.
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