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Here is a deer resistant plant list for the area I live in. I guess it could be tried with chickens. And yes, chookchick is right, most of those on my earlier post of plants that I have experience with the chickens not eating, are on this deer resistant list. My personal list also overlaps a drought tolerant plant list since we have water restrictions.
I also place scrap pieces of hardware cloth and chicken wire around the base of plants I don't want my dog or chickens to dig out. It helps a little and most plants grow right up through it.
PERENNIALS
* Achillea 'Coronation Gold' and 'Moonshine'
* Aconitum- Monkshood
* Agastache- Hyssop
* Amaryllis belladonna- Naked Lady
* Anemone hybrida- Japanese Anemone
* Argyranthemum- Marguerite Daisy
* Armeria maritime- Sea Thrift
* Artemesia spp.
* Astilbe sp.- Meadow Sweet
* Cacti and Succulents
* Ceratostigma plumbaginoides- Leadwort
* Chrysanthemum superbum- Shasta Daisy
* Daffodils and Narcissus
* Dicentra sp.- Bleeding Heart
* Digitalis sp.- Foxglove
* Echinacea sp.- Cone Flower
* Erigeron sp.
* Erysimum sp.- Wallflower
* Euphorbia sp.- Spurge
* Euryops pectinatus- Winter Daisy
* Ferns-most
* Gaillardia sp.- Blanket Flower
* Grasses- most
* Helleborus sp.- Christmas Rose
* Herbs-most except Basil
* Iris- most
* Kniphofia uvaria- Red Hot Poker
* Lantana sp.- may eat the flowers
* Lamium maculatum- Dead Nettle
* Lavandula sp.- Lavender
* Liriope sp.- Lily Turf
* Lychnis coronaria
* Nepeta sp.- Catmint
* Omphalodes cappadocica- Navelwort
* Ophiopogon sp.- Mondo Grass
* Origanum sp.- Oregano
* Osteospermum hybrids
* Perovskia- Russian Sage
* Phlomis sp.- Jerusalem Sage
* Phygelius sp.- Cape Fuchsia
* Romneya coulteri- Matilija Poppy
* Rosmarinus- Rosemary
* Rudbeckia sp.- Black Eyed Susan Zauschneria- CA Fuchsia
* Salvia-most (Sage)
* Santolina sp.
* Senecio cineraria- Dusty Miller
* Stachys byzantina- Lamb's Ears
* Tagetes lemmonii- Mexican Bush Marigold
* Tanacetum- Feverfew
* Thymus sp.- Thyme
* Tulbaghia violacea- Society Garlic
* Verbena sp.- may eat flowers
* Zantedeschia- Calla Lily
SHRUBS
* Adenanthos Drummondi-Wooly Bush
* Azalea Southern indica-can be "tipped"
* Baccharis pilularis- Coyote Bush
* Berberis sp.- Barberry
* Buxus sp. - Boxwood
* Callistemon sp.- Bottlebrush
* Calluna- Scotch Heather
* Choisya ternate- Mexican Orange
* Clivia miniata
* Coleonema pulchrum- Braeth of Heaven
* Conifers- most
* Cordyline
* Correa pulchella- new growth eaten
* Daphne odora
* Dietes sp.- Fortnight Lily
* Echium - Pride of Madeira
* Eleagnus sp.- Silverberry
* Erica sp.- Heath and Heather
* Fremontodendron- Flannel Bush
* Grevillea sp.
* Hakea suaveolens
* Ilex sp.- Holly
* Laurus nobilis- Sweet Bay
* Leonothus- Lion Tail
* Leptospermum- Tae Tree
* Mahonia sp.- Oregon Grape
* Michelia figo- Banana Shrub
* Myoporum laetum
* Myrtus communis- Myrtle
* Nerium oleander- Oleander
* Olea europa- Olive
* Ozothamnus
* Pieris- Lily of the Valley Shrub
* Podocarpus- Yew Pine
* Prunus laurocerasus- English Laurel
* Rhododendron
* Rubus pentalobus (R. calycinoides)
* Sarcococca
* Strelitzia- Bird of Paradise
* Syzygium - Brush Cherry
* Westringia sp
* Yucca
ANNUALS
* Begonia (fibrous or waxleaf)
* Chrysanthemum paludosum
* Cleome- Spider Flower
* Lobularia maritime- Sweet Alyssum
* Mirabilis- Four O Clock
* Myosotis- Forget Me Not
* Nicotiana
* Vinca rosea (Catharanthes)
* Zinnia
TREES
* Agonis flexuosa- Peppermint Tree
* Cedrus- Cedar
* Eucalyptus spp.
* Grevillea robusta- Silk Oak
* Koelreutia
* Lagerstroemia- Crape Myrtle
* Magnolia spp.
* Melaleuca spp.
* Pinus- Pine
* Pistacia chinensis- Chinese Pistache
* Quercus- Oak, protect when young
VINES
* Clematis armandii
* Clematis hybrids
* Ficus pumila- Creeping Fig
* Gelsemium sempervirens
* Hardenbergia
* Jasminum polyanthemum
* Solanum jasminoides- Potato Vine
* Wisteria
GROUNDCOVERS
* Ajuga- Carpet Bugle
* Cerastium tomentosum
* Chamaemelum nobile- Chamomile
* Galium odoratum- Sweet Woodruff
* Gazania
* Hypericum-St. Johns
* Ice Plants
* Laurentia fluvitilis- Blue Star Creeper
* Mentha spp.- Creeping Mints
* Myoporum parvifolium
* Osteospermum fruticosum
* Polygonum- Knotweed
* Potentilla neumanniana- Cinquefoil
* Rosmarinus- Rosemary
* Soleirolia soleirolii- Baby Tears
* Thymus sp.- Thyme
* Vinca sp.-Periwinkle
Here is a deer resistant plant list for the area I live in. I guess it could be tried with chickens. And yes, chookchick is right, most of those on my earlier post of plants that I have experience with the chickens not eating, are on this deer resistant list. My personal list also overlaps a drought tolerant plant list since we have water restrictions.
I also place scrap pieces of hardware cloth and chicken wire around the base of plants I don't want my dog or chickens to dig out. It helps a little and most plants grow right up through it.
PERENNIALS
* Achillea 'Coronation Gold' and 'Moonshine'
* Aconitum- Monkshood
* Agastache- Hyssop
* Amaryllis belladonna- Naked Lady
* Anemone hybrida- Japanese Anemone
* Argyranthemum- Marguerite Daisy
* Armeria maritime- Sea Thrift
* Artemesia spp.
* Astilbe sp.- Meadow Sweet
* Cacti and Succulents
* Ceratostigma plumbaginoides- Leadwort
* Chrysanthemum superbum- Shasta Daisy
* Daffodils and Narcissus
* Dicentra sp.- Bleeding Heart
* Digitalis sp.- Foxglove
* Echinacea sp.- Cone Flower
* Erigeron sp.
* Erysimum sp.- Wallflower
* Euphorbia sp.- Spurge
* Euryops pectinatus- Winter Daisy
* Ferns-most
* Gaillardia sp.- Blanket Flower
* Grasses- most
* Helleborus sp.- Christmas Rose
* Herbs-most except Basil
* Iris- most
* Kniphofia uvaria- Red Hot Poker
* Lantana sp.- may eat the flowers
* Lamium maculatum- Dead Nettle
* Lavandula sp.- Lavender
* Liriope sp.- Lily Turf
* Lychnis coronaria
* Nepeta sp.- Catmint
* Omphalodes cappadocica- Navelwort
* Ophiopogon sp.- Mondo Grass
* Origanum sp.- Oregano
* Osteospermum hybrids
* Perovskia- Russian Sage
* Phlomis sp.- Jerusalem Sage
* Phygelius sp.- Cape Fuchsia
* Romneya coulteri- Matilija Poppy
* Rosmarinus- Rosemary
* Rudbeckia sp.- Black Eyed Susan Zauschneria- CA Fuchsia
* Salvia-most (Sage)
* Santolina sp.
* Senecio cineraria- Dusty Miller
* Stachys byzantina- Lamb's Ears
* Tagetes lemmonii- Mexican Bush Marigold
* Tanacetum- Feverfew
* Thymus sp.- Thyme
* Tulbaghia violacea- Society Garlic
* Verbena sp.- may eat flowers
* Zantedeschia- Calla Lily
SHRUBS
* Adenanthos Drummondi-Wooly Bush
* Azalea Southern indica-can be "tipped"
* Baccharis pilularis- Coyote Bush
* Berberis sp.- Barberry
* Buxus sp. - Boxwood
* Callistemon sp.- Bottlebrush
* Calluna- Scotch Heather
* Choisya ternate- Mexican Orange
* Clivia miniata
* Coleonema pulchrum- Braeth of Heaven
* Conifers- most
* Cordyline
* Correa pulchella- new growth eaten
* Daphne odora
* Dietes sp.- Fortnight Lily
* Echium - Pride of Madeira
* Eleagnus sp.- Silverberry
* Erica sp.- Heath and Heather
* Fremontodendron- Flannel Bush
* Grevillea sp.
* Hakea suaveolens
* Ilex sp.- Holly
* Laurus nobilis- Sweet Bay
* Leonothus- Lion Tail
* Leptospermum- Tae Tree
* Mahonia sp.- Oregon Grape
* Michelia figo- Banana Shrub
* Myoporum laetum
* Myrtus communis- Myrtle
* Nerium oleander- Oleander
* Olea europa- Olive
* Ozothamnus
* Pieris- Lily of the Valley Shrub
* Podocarpus- Yew Pine
* Prunus laurocerasus- English Laurel
* Rhododendron
* Rubus pentalobus (R. calycinoides)
* Sarcococca
* Strelitzia- Bird of Paradise
* Syzygium - Brush Cherry
* Westringia sp
* Yucca
ANNUALS
* Begonia (fibrous or waxleaf)
* Chrysanthemum paludosum
* Cleome- Spider Flower
* Lobularia maritime- Sweet Alyssum
* Mirabilis- Four O Clock
* Myosotis- Forget Me Not
* Nicotiana
* Vinca rosea (Catharanthes)
* Zinnia
TREES
* Agonis flexuosa- Peppermint Tree
* Cedrus- Cedar
* Eucalyptus spp.
* Grevillea robusta- Silk Oak
* Koelreutia
* Lagerstroemia- Crape Myrtle
* Magnolia spp.
* Melaleuca spp.
* Pinus- Pine
* Pistacia chinensis- Chinese Pistache
* Quercus- Oak, protect when young
VINES
* Clematis armandii
* Clematis hybrids
* Ficus pumila- Creeping Fig
* Gelsemium sempervirens
* Hardenbergia
* Jasminum polyanthemum
* Solanum jasminoides- Potato Vine
* Wisteria
GROUNDCOVERS
* Ajuga- Carpet Bugle
* Cerastium tomentosum
* Chamaemelum nobile- Chamomile
* Galium odoratum- Sweet Woodruff
* Gazania
* Hypericum-St. Johns
* Ice Plants
* Laurentia fluvitilis- Blue Star Creeper
* Mentha spp.- Creeping Mints
* Myoporum parvifolium
* Osteospermum fruticosum
* Polygonum- Knotweed
* Potentilla neumanniana- Cinquefoil
* Rosmarinus- Rosemary
* Soleirolia soleirolii- Baby Tears
* Thymus sp.- Thyme
* Vinca sp.-Periwinkle
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