Eliminate the "Bambie Blues" with Smart Plant
Selection. Deer Population has reached an all time-modern day high!
These attractive creatures are invading suburban areas at alarming rates and can destroy a garden in an instant.
The first thing to understand is an undernourished deer will eat almost anything!
However, in most cases they will only dine on the really tasty stuff!
Unfortunately, this means many flowers producing vibrant color
are susceptible to becoming "Deer Food". In spite of this, intelligent landscape design combined with a
"deer deterrent "program can eliminate the "Bambie
Blues".
Many gardeners believe that you should avoid using
"Deer Food" plants all together. We believe it's a wise strategy to limit the amount of space given to plants
preferred by deer. However, don't eliminate your favorite varieties because of
deer. Select plants that deer avoid and mix in your favorites while employing some
basic deer deterrent techniques. Quite
frankly, a garden without color is color is like a day without sun!
Below is a list of Plants, Flowers, and Vegetables that
deer love to eat (Deer Candy) as well a list of plants to avoid!
Flowers
Plants & Trees That Deer Love Eat
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Flower Plants & Trees That Deer Avoid
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| Azaleas
- Rhododendron (all) |
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Adam's Needle - Yucca filamentosa |
| Aborvitae
- Thuja species |
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Allegheny Spurge - Pachysandra Pachysandra |
| Apple
trees - Malus species |
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Aster - Aster (all) |
| Eastern
White Pine - Pinus strobus |
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Beautyberry - Callicarpa (all) |
| False
cedars - Chamacecyparis (all) |
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Beebalm - Monarda didyma |
| Fir
- Abies (all) |
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Bethlehem Sage - Pulmonaria saccharata |
| Clematis
- Clematis any species |
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Blanket Flower - Gaillardia grandiflora |
| Cornelian
dogwood (yellow flowered dogwood) - |
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Bleeding Heart - Dicentra spectabilis |
| Crab
apple - Malus (all) |
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Blue Oat Grass - Helictotrichon sempervirens |
| Eastern
redbud - Cercis Canadensis |
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Bluebeard - Caryopteris clandonensis |
| English
ivy - Hedera helix |
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Boltonia - Boltonia asteroides |
| Euonymus
(all varieties) - Euonymus (all) |
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Bugleweed - Ajuga reptans |
| European
mountain ash - Sorbus aucuparia |
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Butterfly weed - Asclepias (all) |
| Fruit
bearing peach, pear & plum trees (decor fine) |
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Catmint - Nepeta (all) |
| Hybrid
tea roses - Rosa odorata, any hybrids |
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Christmas Fern - Polystichum acrostichoides |
| Korean
lilac - Syringa patula |
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Cinnamon Fern - Osmunda cinnamomea |
| Mugo
pine - Pinus mugo |
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Colorado Spruce - Picea pungens Hoopsii |
| Norway
maple - Acer platanoides |
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Columbine - Aquilegia (all) |
| Rhododendron
- Rhododendron (all) |
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Coral Bells - Heuchera (all) |
| Umbrella
pine - Pinus pinea |
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Coralbark Maple - Acer palmatum Sango-kaku |
| Vinca
- Vinca minor |
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Daffodil - Narcissus (all) |
| Vine
maple - Acer circinatum |
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Dog-hobble - Leucothoe (all) |
| Yew
- Taxis (all) |
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English Lavender - Lavandula angustifolia |
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European Beech - Fagus sylvatica |
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European Wild Ginger - Asarum europaeum |
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False Spirea - Astilbe arendsii |
| Anemone
- Anemone |
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Fountain Grass - Pennisetum alopecuroides |
| Beans
- Phaseolus (all) |
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Fringed Bleeding Heart - Dicentra eximea |
| Blackberry
- Rubus (all) |
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Gayfeather - Liatris spicata |
| Broccoli
- Brassica (all) |
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Goldenchain Tree - Laburnum watereri |
| Cauliflower
- Brassica (all) |
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Goldenrod - Solidago (all) |
| Daylilies
- Hemerocallis (all) |
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Great Solomon's Seal - Polygonatum (all) |
| Geum
- Geum (all) |
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Hakone Grass - Hakonechloa macra |
| Hosta
- Hosta (all) |
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Hollywood Juniper - Juniperus chinensis Torolosa |
| Lettuce
- Lactuca (all) |
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Japanese Barberry - Berberis thunbergii Crimson Pygmy |
| Peas
- Pisum satirum |
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Japanese Blood Grass - Imperata cylindrica Red Baron |
| Raspberry
- Rubus (all) |
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Japanese Garden Juniper - Juniperus procumbins |
| Strawberry
- Fragaria (all) |
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Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum Versicolor |
| Sweet
corn - Zea mays |
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Japanese Pachysandra - Pachysandra terminalis |
| Trillium
- Trillum (all) |
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Japanese Silver Grass - Miscanthus sinensis |
| Tulip
- Tulipa (all) |
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Japanese Snowbell - Styrax japonicus |
| Violets
- Viola |
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Japanese Stewartia - Stewartia pseudocamellia |
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Katsura - Cercidiphyllum japonicum |
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Lamb's Ears - Stachys byzantina |
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Leatherleaf viburnum - Viburnum rhytidophyllum |
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Lily-of-the-Valley - Convallaria majalis |
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Lilyturf - Liriope spicata |
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Moonglow Juniper - Juniperus scopulorum Moonglow |
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Mountain Laurel - Kalmia latifolia |
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Mountain Pieris - Pieris floribunda |
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Oriental Fountain Grass - Pennisetum orientale |
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Ostrich Fern - Matteuccia struthiopteris |
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Paperbark Cherry - Prunus serrula |
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Paperbark Maple - Acer griseum |
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Perennial Sage - Salvia nemorosa |
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Pieris - Pieris (all) Brower's Beauty |
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Purple Coneflower - Echinacea purpurea |
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Ravenna Grass - Erianthus ravennae |
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Red-Hot-Poker - Kniphofia uvaria |
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Ribbon Grass - Phalaris arundinaceae |
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Russian Sage - Perovskia atriplicifolia |
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Sea Oats - Chasmanthium latifolium |
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Sedge - Carex (all) |
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Shasta Daisy - Chrysanthemum superbum |
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Shrubby Cinquefoil - Potentilla fruticosa |
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Siberian Bugloss - Brunnera macrophylla |
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Snakebark Maple - Acer capillipes |
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Spiraea - Spiraea bumalda |
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Spruce - Picea pungens Globosa |
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Spurge - Euphorbia (all) |
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Sugar Maple - Acer saccharum Legacy |
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Thyme - Thymus (all) |
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True Forget-Me-Not - Myosotis scorpiodes |
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Wild Ginger - Asarum canadense |
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Yarrow - Achillea filipendulina |