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PLANTS THAT DEER CRAVE, AVOID

The following list, compiled by Cornell University's Department of Horticulture, is used by Penn State University as a guide for planting deer-resistant landscape plants in Pennsylvania.

Since the feeding habits of deer fluctuate according to local habitats, the horticulturists say planting success should be fine-tuned to suit local environments.

Noting the absence of "Never Damaged" entries, the experts stipulate deer will eat less-preferred plants in the absence of plants they most desire.

<B>WOODY PLANTS</B>American hollyCommon boxwoodColorado blue spruce<B>HERBACEOUS ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS</B>AgeratumBlanket flowerBlue salviaCleomeDahliaDusty millerEdging lobeliaForget-me-notFour o'clockHeliotropeMarigoldMorning gloryParsleyPolka-dot plantPoppySnapdragonSweet alyssumSweet basilThorn appleVerbenaWax begoniaZonal geranium<B>HERBACIOUS PERENNIALS</B>American bittersweetAmsoniaAnemonesAngelicaAstilbeAvensBaby's breathBalloon flowerBarrenwortBasket of goldBittersweetBeebalmBergeniaBishop's weedBleeding heartBoltoniaBugbaneBugleweedButtercupButterfly bushCandytuftChristmas fernCinnamon fernCinquefoilClematisColumbineCoreopsisCrown imperialDaffodilDead nettleEvening primroseFalse indigoFeverfewForget-me-notGarlic chivesGas plantGlobe thistleGoatsbeardGoldenrodHay-scented fernHeathHeatherHelleboreHungarian speedwellInterrupted fernJack-in-the-pulpitJacob's ladderJapanese pachysandraJoe-pye weedKnapweedKirengeshomaLabrador violetLamb's earLavenderLily-of-the-valleyLupineLungwortMintMulleinNew York fernOreganoOrnamental onionOstrich fernOriental poppyPainted daisyPartridgeberryPennyroyalPerennial blue flaxPlumbagoPrimrosePurple coneflowerQueen-of-the-prairieRhubarbRibbon grassRosemaryRoyal fernSageScillaSensitive fernShasta daisySoapwortSpike gayfeatherStaticeSundropsSweet CicelySweet WilliamSweet WoodruffTiger lilyToadflaxTurtleheadTussock bellflowerWisteriaWormwoodYarrowYucca

<B>WOODY PLANTS</B>American bittersweetAustrian pineBeautybushChinese hollyChinese junipersCommon lilacCommon sassafrasCorkscrew willowEnglish hawthornEuropean beechEuropean white birchForsythiaHoney locustInkberryJapanese flowering cherryJapanese wisteriaKousa dogwoodMountain laurelMugo pinePitch pineRed osier dogwoodRed pineRedvein enkianthusScots pineWhite spruce

<B>WOODY PLANTS</B>Allegheny serviceberryAnthony water spireaBasswoodBorder forsythiaBradford callery pearBridalwreath spireaBush cinquefoilCarolina hemlockCarolina rhododendronChestnut oakChina girl/boy hollyClimbing hydrangeaCranberry cotoneasterDawn redwoodDeciduous azaleasDoublefile viburnumDouglas firDowny serviceberryEastern hemlockEastern red cedarEastern white pineEuropean larchFirethornGreenspire littleleaf lindenJapanese cedarJapanese flowering quinceJapanese hollyJapanese tree lilacJudd viburnumKoreanspice viburnumLate lilacLeatherleaf viburnumNorthern red oakOld-fashion weigeliaPanicled dogwoodPanicled hydrangeaPaperbark maplePersian lilacPrivetRed mapleRose of SharonRugosa roseSaucer magnoliaSilver mapleSmokebushSmooth hydrangeaStaghorn sumacSugar mapleSweet cherrySweet mock orangeTrumpet creeperVirginia creeperWhite firWhite oakWillows<B>HERBACEOUS ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS</B>PansySunflower<B>HERBACEOUS PERRENIALS</B>ConeflowerCranesbill geraniumEnglish ivyIrisMeadow ruePeonySedumWood hyacinth

<B>WOODY PLANTS</B>American arborvitaeAtlantic white cedarApplesAtlantic white cedarBalsam firCatawba rhododendronCherriesClematisCornelian dogwoodEnglish ivyEnglish yewEnglish/Japanese hybrid yewJapanese yewPinxterbloom azaleaEuropean mountain ashEvergreen azaleasFrazer firHybrid tea rosePlumsRhododendronsWintercreeper<B>HERBACEOUS ANNUALS AND BIENNIELS</B>HollyhocksImpatiensMexican sunflower<B>HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS </B>Cardinal flowerCrocusDaylilyHostaRoseTulips

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