Bulbs
Whether you be after to attract wildlife to the garden or not , Bambi and his relatives may come to dine . The various repellents and fence option are not vouch solutions . I find it is easy to grow plants cervid generally do n’t eat up . Here are bulbs that grow just fine on my unfenced 9 Akko in westerly New Jersey , where deer look in the kitchen windowpane , as well as other deer - proof incandescent lamp worthy for gardeners in other nation .
Random bulb genera that deer ignore includeCanna , OxalisandCyclamen . Many more deer - proof bulbs may be found in theAmaryllisfamily . toxicant , and ostensibly resistant to browsing by deer , these let in alldaffodils(Narcissus ) , allsnowdrops(Galanthus ) and allLeucojum , include both spring and summer snowflake . All three genus thrive in Maine , Massachusetts , Minnesota and Michigan , as well as states farther in the south .
nurseryman in California and similar Mediterranean realm can growAmaryllis belladona , the true amaryllis , unremarkably known as naked lady . Other tender Amaryllis family unit member includeCrinum , Hippeastrum , Nerine , Zephyranthesand another naked madam , also known as surprise lily or witching lily , Lycoris metal money and cultivars , pop with gardener in North and South Carolina , Tennessee , Mississippi and any other Zone 9 to 11 region you care to name .
Aroids ( plants in the Araceae or Arum family ) arrest oxalic acid crystallization in all part of the plants . Accordingly , all diddly-shit - in - the - podium ( Arisaema species ) , whether native North American or alien Asian , are unsavoury to deer . So arecaladium , seasonal plants for cool clime and permanent feature in Florida garden . cervid in the Gulf body politic , Florida and the Texas Gulf part also decline to dine oncalla lily , CallaandZantedeschiaspecies and cultivars .
Perhaps because many of theRanunculusfamily are poisonous , all medulla in this home are disregard in my garden . wintertime aconite ( Eranthis hyemalis ) is disregarded , as areanemonessuch as springiness - blooming Hellenic windflower ( Anemone blanda ) and the woodlandA. nemorosa .
ThoughLilyfamily bulbs such as lily and tulip are popular salad bar favorites for deer , there are a few lightbulb in this house that they ignore . These let in all the ornamental onion ( Alliumspecies and cultivar ) everyCamassiaI ever planted ; and the reasonably little blue - flowered glory of the snow ( Chionodoxa ) . Spring - bloom squills ( Scilla ) are also unharmed . Every fritillaria , from the formal but skunk - smell summit imperial ( Fritillaria imperialis ) to the charming checkered bell efflorescence of Guinea biddy flower ( F. meleagris ) , are also left alone . Grape hyacinths(Muscarispecies and cultivars ) spring up and blossom unhindered . Confusingly called naked lady ( which seems a democratic name ) or decrease crocus ( which it is not ) , the poisonous fall - floweringColchicumremains unmolested . Though hyacinths do ill in subsequent years , deer do n’t eat them and so can not be the culprit for their decline in my garden . Deer will , however , occasionally chew the bakshis off leaves of wood hyacinth ( Hyacinthoides hispanica ) .
So even if tulips are devoured and dahlias gobbled down , take heart . There are chunky underground treasures that you’re able to institute with assurance and enjoy .
