DEER-RESISTANT PLANT SPOTLIGHT

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium

Plant a mini-meadow to host the larvae of prairie butterflies like skippers. This vertical, drought-tolerant accent will rustle and sway in the breeze.

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Chasmanthium

River Oats

An ornamental grass with distinctive flat seedheads on graceful, arching stems that likes to grow where many grasses don't - in shady, moist sites.

Schizachyrium

Little Bluestem

Plant a mini-meadow to host the larvae of prairie butterflies like skippers. This vertical, drought-tolerant accent will rustle and sway in the breeze.

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Festuca

Blue Fescue Grass

Clumps of spiky steely blue grass.

Annuals

This mix from Harris Seeds & Garden Trends comes in shades of orange, pink, purple, white, and yellow, and offers a fresh scent in addition to eye-catching colors. Photo courtesy of National Garden Bureau

Add lasting color to hot, dry sites, with clusters of multicolored blooms. Photo courtesy of Southern Living Plant Collection.

An ornamental oregano with chartreuse foliage and showy purple flowers. New for 2021!

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Perennials

An excellent ground cover perennial for dry shade. Delightful flowers in spring, with evergreen foliage. This variety has dark green foliage mottled with dark burgundy.

A long-blooming perennial for tough, dry sites. 'Celebration' blazes through summer with cheery red flowers. Photo courtesy of Southern Living Plant Collection.

With unique bicolor flower spikes, 'Pink Lemonade' opens yellow and age to dusty purple, with both colors on display at the same time. Full, bushy growth, low maintenance, and long-lived.

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Bulbs, etc.

Large, elegant blooms of white brushed with rose pink edges. Beautiful in containers, and as a cut flower, too. Photo courtesy of NGB/Harris Seeds.

Soft white cups on this Large Cup daffodil complement the yellow blooms in this blend from Van Zyverden. Photo courtesy of National Garden Bureau.

A Southern garden classic, glorious hot pink trumpets bloom during the hottest summer months. Photo courtesy of Southern Living Plant Collection.

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Grassy Plants

Intense, powder blue foliage stays bright throughout the season without browning. Photo courtesy of Southern Living Plant Collection.

Clusters of dainty violet-blue flowers bloom above dark green, grass-like foliage in late spring. Forms a slowly spreading clump. Photo courtesy of Southern Living Plant Collection.

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Foliage Plants

A cross between manfreda and agave, this tender succulent has the wider leaves of an agave without the extreme spikiness.

Highly heat, humidity, and drought tolerant lavender, with beautifully variegated foliage - and of course, that wonderful fragrance. Photo courtesy of Southern Living Plant Collection.

Spring foliage emerges coral, ages to a ruby red. Shrub forms a vertical accent for landscapes and containers. Photo courtesy of Southern Living Plant Collection.

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Groundcovers

Burgundy-purple leaves with ruby-rose undersides. A well-behaved spreader that works well in containers, too. Low water needs and high heat and humidity tolerance. Photo courtesy of National Garden Bureau.

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Evergreen Shrubs

Peppy Le Pom™ is a dwarf ornamental pomegranate with bright orange flowers all summer. It is hardy to Zone 7, but small enough to plant in a container to bring inside in winter. It will be available in garden centers in 2020, and can be ordered using my Amazon Affiliate link by clicking the image.

Tall and stately, large frond-like leaves develop in whorls. Sprays of fragrant yellow flowers appear in late fall or early winter. Photo courtesy of Southern Living Plant Collection.

A juniper that's soft to the touch but handles tough, dry sites.

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Large Shrubs & Small Trees

Beautiful double bluish-purple, bi-colored red and pink, and raspberry blooms adorn this medium-size shrub from mid to late summer.

A compact, golden variety of Illicium parviflorum, which maintains its glowing color in shade. The scented, leathery evergreen leaves don't appeal to deer.

Vitex, or chaste tree, is a magnet for hummingbirds and other pollinators, who love the purple flower spikes in summer. Flip Side® has a dusky purple underside to the leaves for an added bonus.

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DEER-RESISTANT PLANT SPOTLIGHT

Little Bluestem

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River Oats

Little Bluestem

Blue Fescue Grass

Annuals

Chantilly Mix Snapdragon

Firestorm(R) Lantana

Oregano 'Drops of Jupiter'

Perennials

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Epimedium 'Pink Champagne'

Gaillardia 'Celebration'

Baptisia 'Pink Lemonade'

Bulbs, etc.

Calla Pink Melody

Daffodil Lemon Ice

Crinum Lily 'Ellen Bosanquet'

Grassy Plants

Beyond Blue(TM) Festuca

Sassy Grass(TM) Blue Eyed Grass

Foliage Plants

Mangave

Lavender 'Meerlo'

'Orange Rocket' Barberry

Groundcovers

Alternanthera Purple Prince

Evergreen Shrubs

Peppy Le Pom Ornamental Pomegranate

'Marvel' Mahonia

Montana Moss Juniper

Large Shrubs & Small Trees

Smoothie Fusion Althea

BananAppeal Anise

Flip Side® Vitex