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Deer-Resistant Container Plants

Kelly Schroeder | Image: Stuart McCall | 02 May 2007

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Deer Resistant Container Plants

This arrangement requires full sun.

It has an interesting combination of colour and texture that provides a long season of interest. I chose Lavandula stoechas for its attractive fat flower spikes and because the redder tone of purple works well with the other colours, but it is quite tender at zone 7. Hardier lavenders, such as L. angustifolia cultivars (zone 4), would also work.

Care: This container should be in good condition for at least two or three years. Cut back faded foliage in fall and tuck the container in a protected area, watering only when dry throughout the winter. Place it in a bright location in April and top-dress with a controlled-release fertilizer; water regularly as needed.

TIP: Most wildlife (deer, rabbits) avoid plants with hairy or prickly foliage (salvias, stachys, nepeta) and those with milky sap or very strong oils (including euphorbia, lavender, the mint family and the chrysanthemum family).

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