What are 'deer proof' shade loving plants for central PA?
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Carol
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Can't seem to find any plants that are not on a deer's menu. They seem to like anything I plant. Hostas do a little better but I don't want all hostas - I would like a variety & color. Wish they would eat the weeds & grass.
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The Zoo by me hangs up bars of soap to keep the wild deer of their property.
Try this website: http://extension.psu.edu/search?SearchableText=deer+proof, or go to a good plant nursery near you and ask for a list of deep proof plants. I have hungry deer too, and from personal experience here in Oregon, I can recommend bleeding hearts, hakenechloa grass, rhododendrons, (not azaleas), mountain laurel. Your dear may be different than mine though!
I live in SE PA. Hostas here don't stand a chance! My yard is lines with Hostas and by mid Summer looks like celery ! They love Hosta salad bars! My neighbor also has Hostas but sprays deer repellent after every rain. Hers look great. So unless you want to spray or use another deterrent, I don't recommend Hostas. I agree with Bazastrow, find another planting.
Dicentra(bleeding heart),Hellebores,Primula,Pulmonary,Brumera,Japenese Painted Fern