Pleasant Valley Plant Farm

   Question :  One of the most asked questions I get from our patrons is ; “ What can I plant that the deer and rodents won’t eat “ ?

  Answer : I give them a printed out list of suggested plants, but then tell them that the real trick is to get the deer to read the list, or they will keep eating everything anyway.

Their Reply : OH DEER !!!             

Here is a list of deer resistant plants for Washington State where I live.  Many flowering bulbs are resistant also, and are listed below.   ( For other states and locations, a list may be found through our Web Links under Deer Resistant Plants )

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                                                     DEER RESISTANT BULBS

• Ornamental onion (Allium). Bloom late spring to early summer. Hardy in USDA Zones 4-8, depending on variety.
• Camassia. Bloom late spring. Zones 4-8.
• Glory of the snow (Chionodoxa). Bloom late winter, early spring. Zones 4-8.
• Colchicum. Bloom late summer and fall. Hardy in USDA Zones 4-8, depending on variety.
• Crocus tommasinianus. Bloom late winter, early spring. Zones 4-8.
• Winter aconite (Eranthis). Bloom late winter, early spring. Zones 4-7.
• Fritillaria. Bloom mid to late spring, depending on variety. Zones 4-8.
• Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis). Bloom late winter, early spring. Zones 4-8.
• Spanish bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanic). Bloom late spring. Zones 4-10.
• Hyacinth (Hyacinthus). Bloom mid-spring. Zones 4-8.
• Ipheion. Blooms early- to late-spring, depending on variety. Zones 4-9.
• Snowflake (Leucojum). Bloom mid- to late-spring. Zones 4-8. There is also a fall-blooming Leucojum autumnale, Zones 5-9.
• Graph hyacinth (Muscari). Blooms mid- to late-spring, depending upon variety. Zones 4-9.
• Daffodil (Narcissus). Blooms early- to late-spring, depending upon variety. Hardy in USDA Zones 4-11, depending upon variety.
• Ornithogalum. Blooms early to mid-spring. Zones 5-8.
• Oxalis. Blooms mid-spring to fall, depending on variety. Hardy in USDA Zones 7-10, depending on variety.
• Scilla. Blooms early spring, to early summer, depending upon variety. Hardy in USDA Zones 4-10, depending upon variety.