Deer Resistant Plants
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Rodgersia pinnata Rodger’s flower Z 5-8
Ground-hugging mound of bold leaves arranged opposite one another along the stem (pinnate, this is why it’s called pinnata) appear to be arranged in the shape of a hand (palmate) because the leaves are so large it’s hard to see the difference. To translate, the leaves are a sight to behold featuring their big size, crinkled texture, and, dark veins. This blooms on a stalk about a foot taller than the leaves in July-August pink, sometimes white.
Ground-hugging mound of bold leaves arranged opposite one another along the stem (pinnate, this is why it’s called pinnata) appear to be arranged in the shape of a hand (palmate) because the leaves are so large it’s hard to see the difference. To translate, the leaves are a sight to behold featuring their big size, crinkled texture, and, dark veins. This blooms on a stalk about a foot taller than the leaves in July-August pink, sometimes white.
Size: 3' x 30" and slowly spreading by rhizomes
Care: shade in moist soil
Native: China
Wildlife Value: deer resistant.
Awards: England’s Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit & Elisabeth Carey Miller Botanical Garden Great Plant PicksRodgersia named for American Admiral John Rodgers (1812-1882) who led an expedition in the Pacific in 1852 during which the 1st species of this genus was discovered. This species introduced from its native China by Ernest “Chinese” Wilson (1876-1930) by 1910.
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Rudbeckia subtomentosa ‘Henry Eilers’ Z 4-8
These Rudbeckias tower above basal leaves on rigid, branching stems forming clumps of sun yellow petaled flowers surrounding a raised, brown dome of disc flowers. But instead of flat petals, the petals are rolled into narrow tubes, looking like many spokes of a wheel blooming from mid-summer into fall.
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These Rudbeckias tower above basal leaves on rigid, branching stems forming clumps of sun yellow petaled flowers surrounding a raised, brown dome of disc flowers. But instead of flat petals, the petals are rolled into narrow tubes, looking like many spokes of a wheel blooming from mid-summer into fall.
Size: 3-5’ x 1-2’
Care: sun in moist well-drained soil
Wildlife Value: attracts butterflies, deer resistantHenry Eilers discovered this cultivar while scouting a southern Illinois prairie. Here is his story.
Henry Eilers, born in 1934, long-time nurseryman, had introduced selections of different ornamental plants that he found growing at his nursery. But Rudbeckia subtomentosa ‘Henry Eilers’ is different. Henry worked tirelessly for decades to preserve Illinois plants and their diversity. In the early 1980’s while scouting a prairie remnant near Witt in Montgomery County IL he spied a small clump of uncommon Black-eyed susan. Instead of the usual broad, flat petals, this one has narrow, quilled petals. He dug it and replanted it at his nursery where it grew on. It still grows in his wildflower garden. He decided to name it Rudbeckia ‘Montgomery County.’ In the 1990’s Henry took it and other native wildflowers to a native plant sale at the Shaw Arboretum, Missouri Botanic Garden. He and another nurseryman, Larry Lowman exchanged a few plants, one being this Rudbeckia. Several years later he found it for sale in the Plant Delight’s Nursery catalog, renamed Rudbeckia ‘Henry Eilers.’ Over time the plant appeared in gardening magazines and mail order catalogs. It now grows in the entrance planting at the National Botanic Garden in Washington, at the Missouri Botanic Garden and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. A nurseryman from the Czech Republic told Henry he had been growing it! -
Rudbeckia subtomentosa Sweet coneflower Z 4-8
These Rudbeckias tower above basal leaves on rigid, branching stems forming clumps of sun yellow petaled flowers surrounding a raised, brown-purple dome of disc flowers.
These Rudbeckias tower above basal leaves on rigid, branching stems forming clumps of sun yellow petaled flowers surrounding a raised, brown-purple dome of disc flowers.
Size: 4-5' x 1-2'
Care: Sun to part shade in moist to moist well-drained soil
Native: East US, Wisconsin native.
Wildlife Value: attracts butterflies, deer resistantRudbeckia was named by Linnaeus for his University of Upsala professor, Olaf Rudbeck. Rudbeck made the surprising claim “that the Paradise of Scripture was situated somewhere in Sweden.” C.F. Level. This species described in 1815. May have been collected by English planthunter John Bradbury (1768-1823).
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Salvia argentea Silver sage Biennial or short lived perennial Z 5-7
Large rosettes of the woolliest silver leaves. So soft you want to pet them. Grow this for the leaves, not the flowers. It dies after flowering so cut back flower stems to prevent flowering, or, if you want to save seeds let it flower. It self-seeds sometimes.
Large rosettes of the woolliest silver leaves. So soft you want to pet them. Grow this for the leaves, not the flowers. It dies after flowering so cut back flower stems to prevent flowering, or, if you want to save seeds let it flower. It self-seeds sometimes.
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Size: 2-4’ x 12"
Care: Sun in well-drained soil.
Native: Europe & No. Africa around Mediterranean
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit; Plant Select® Central Rocky Mountain regionSalvia is from the Latin “salveo” meaning “to heal” referring to the plant’s ancient medicinal uses. Collected before 1750. The Garden reported it was introduced in 1768. Liberty Hyde Bailey said its, “white woolly foliage makes it a very decorative plant.” (1933).
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Salvia azurea ‘Grandiflora’ Blue sage, Prairie sage Z 5-9
August – October sky blue flower clusters at a time dominated by russet. One of internationally known garden designer Piet Oudolf’s 100 “MUST HAVE” plants, Gardens Illustrated 94 (2013)
August – October sky blue flower clusters at a time dominated by russet. One of internationally known garden designer Piet Oudolf’s 100 “MUST HAVE” plants, Gardens Illustrated 94 (2013)
Size: 4’ x 24-36”
Care: Sun, moist well-drained soil
Native: Southeastern U.S., Wisconsin native
Wildlife Value: Primarily long tongued bees such as Bumble bees visit and pollinate the plants. Host for caterpillars of Hermit Sphinx butterflyNative Americans roasted or popped the seed of Blue sage as a grain. American garden cultivation since 1700’s. William Robinson, father of the mixed perennial border, praised this as “one of the finest (perennials from North America) in its flowers, borne as dense spikes of a beautiful pale blue during September and October.”
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Salvia nemorosa Meadow sage, Balkan clary Z 5-7
Purple/lavender spire dense with flowers June to September
Dense purple spires flower June to September (if cutback after 1st flush of flowers).
Size: 36" x 24"
Care: full sun in moist well-drained to well-drained soil. Drought tolerant.
Native: Europe to Central Asia.
Wildlife Value: attracts butterflies & hummingbirdsSalvia is from the Latin word salveo meaning “to heal” referring to the plant’s ancient medicinal uses. Collected before 1753.
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Salvia nutans Nodding sage Z 5-8
Nodding clumps of sky blue flowers high over basal leaves, flower in late spring-early summer.
Nodding clumps of sky-blue flowers high over basal leaves, flower in late spring-early summer.
Size: 3-4’ x 18”
Care: sun to part shade in moist, well-drained soil.
Native: Balkans
Wildlife Value: attracts bees & butterflies seeking pollen and nectar. Deer resistant.Collected before 1753. Introduced to gardens in 1780 by Peter Simon Pallas (1741-1811) Berlin botanist who collected extensively in Russia. Grown in nursery of Joseph Knight, King’s Road, London. Pictured in Curtis’s Botanical Magazine Vol. 50, 1822.
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Salvia sclarea Clary sage Reseeding Biennial Z 5-9
Extraordinary pastel panicles of cream, blue or pink, bi-toned bracts whorl around the stem spring – summer
Extraordinary pastel panicles of cream, blue or pink, bi-toned bracts whorl around the stem spring – summer
Can not ship to: Washington
Size: 3’ x 12”
Care: full sun in moist well-drained soil.
Native: Europe to Central Asia
Wildlife Value: attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Deer resistant.Salvia is from the Latin salveo meaning “to heal” referring to the plant’s ancient medicinal uses. This species introduced to gardens from the south of Europe in 1562.
