What Animal Resistant Flowers Should I Plant?

Do you wish to plant flowering bushes and shrubs that are resistant to animals?

Do you wish to plant perennial flowers that are resistant to animals?

Do you wish to plant bulbs that are resistant to animals?

Do you wish to plant annual flowers that are resistant to animals?

Do you wish to plant vines and ground covers that are resistant to animals?

Lots of shrubs can be resistant to animals like rabbits or deers, be it because of their toxicity or because of their prickly leaves or strong smell. Good choices of shrubs that most rabbits and deers won't eat are Viburnum, Butterfly bush, Lantana, Adam's needle, Russian sage, Cotoneaster, Flowering quince, Boxwood, Blue Star juniper, Chinese juniper, Holly, Japanese rose, Lavender plant.

Animals often eat perennial plants, but there are some that they will avoid. Good choices are Salvia, Montauk daisy, Avens, Rodgers flower, Columbine, Delphinium, Yarrow, New England aster, Coreopsis, Daylily, Poppy, Snow-in-summer, Candytuft, Perennial bachelor's button, Bleeding hearts, Dutchman's breeches, Monkshood, Beebalm, Torch lily, 'Silver Mound' artemisia.

Lots of bulbs can be toxic to certain animals, but they still often end up on the menu of some small rodents, rabbits, or dears. Some of the bulbs that most animals will avoid include Spanish bluebells, Alliums, Reticulated iris, Daffodils, Snowdrops, Snowflakes, Scilla, Siberian squill.

Good choices for annuals that most animals will avoid eating are Sweet alyssum, Flossflower, Wax begonias, Geranium, Pot marigold.

Good choices of vines and ground covers that will rarely be food for animals are Ajuga, Wisteria, Creeping myrtle, Yellow alyssum, Lily-of-the-valley, Creeping junipers, Virginia creeper, Catmint, Japanese spurge, Spotted dead nettle.

If you wish to plant nice looking decorative trees that are animal resistant, consider planting Japanese maples, Hawthorn, Eastern redbud, Maidenhair, Ash, or Magnolia.