DEER PROOF PLANTS IN THUNDER BAY

Damage to ornamental plants by white-tailed deer has increased. IPM (integrated pest management) strategies include population management, fencing, repellents, or vegetation management. Landscaping based on a knowledge of deer feeding preferences provides an alternative to repellents and physical barriers. It is difficult to predict the behaviour of hungry deer.

Trees that are rarely damanged:

Acer Maple

Betula Birch

Picea Spruce

Pinus Pine

Quercus Oak

Salix Willow

Shrubs and vines that are rarely damanged:

Arctostaphylos Bearberry

Cornus Red Osier Dogwood

Eleagnus angustifolia Russian Olive

Forsythia Forsythia, Coronation Gold etc

Hippophae rhamnoides Sea Buckthorn

Juniperus Juniper

Parthenocisus ` Viginia Creeper

Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark

Potentilla Cinquefoil

Sambucus Elderberry

Spiraea Spiraea

Syringia Lilac

Viburnum High Bush Cranberry

Perennials and Bulbs that are rarely damaged

Achillea Yarrow

Aconitum Monkshood

Allium Allium

Alchemilla Mollis Lady's Mantle

Artemesia Silvermound, Powys Castle, Silver Brocade, Silver Queen etc.

Astilbe False Goat's Beard

Aquilegia Columbine

Bergenia Berginia

Chionodoxa Glory of the Snow

Cimicifuga racemosa` Snakeroot

Convallaria Lily of the valley

Dicentra Bleeding Heart

Delphinium Delphinium (flowers only, eaten in Sept. Mountain Rd.)

Digitalis Foxglove

Ecinacea Purple Coneflower

Euphorbia Euphorbia

Hesperis` Dame's Rocket

Iris Siberian Iris etc.

Lavandula Lavender

Lamium Deadnettle

Lychnis coronaria Rose Campion

Perennials and Bulbs that are rarely damaged cont’d

Muscari Grape Hyacinth (some deer damage, Mountain Rd.)

Modarda Bee Balm

Narcissus Daffodil

Papaver orientale Oriental Poppy

Pelargonium Scented Geranium

Rudbeckia Brown Eyed Susan

Scilla` Squill

Stachys byzantina Lamb's Ears

Thymus Thyme

Annuals that are rarely damaged

Ageratum Floss Flower

Anethum graveolens Dill

Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon

Cleome Spider flower

Consolida ambigua Larkspur

Cosmos Cosmos, Sensation, Klondyke etc

Lathyrus odoratus Sweet Pea

Lobularia maritima Sweet Alyssum

Ricinus communis Castor Bean Plant

Salvia Sage

Senecio cineraria Dusty Miller

Tagetes Marigold

Zinnia Zinnia

Local recommendations:

Deer love phlox Gorham and Ware

Deer don't eat lilacs

Deer nibble low branches of apple and cedar

Deer happily eat both day lilies and Asiatic lilies - Mountain Rd..

Deer eat tips of raspberry canes and Strawberry plants - Gorham and Ware

Tips of corn and full row of beets eaten by deer in late June - Oliver Paipoonge

References

"Deerproofing Your Yard & Garden" by Rhonda Massingham Hart

2nd Edition, 2005 Storey Publishing

http://njaes.rutgers.edu/deerresistance/

http://plantskydd.com/Plantskydd-Deer-Repellent.html

(A Thunder Bay gardener hung rags soaked in Plantskydd in milk containers around the veg garden and it seemed to keep the deer away…blood meal based)

This is a partial list - please advise of other plants that deer in your area eat or leave. Eloise 767-1087