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DRY SHADE DEER-RESISTANT PLANTING PLAN
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A deer-resistant planting plan that thrives in dry shade and looks great together with shades of red, bronze and gold.
Includes: 'Miss Scarlett' lllicium, 'Eversheen' Carex, 'Winterglow' Bergenia, 'White Linen(R) Torenia, Autumn fern, Epimedium, and red buckeye.
THE PLANTS
Evergreen Shrub: IlliciumMiss Scarlett® Illicium is an evergreen shrub with anise-scented foliage and showy red blooms even in deep shade. Photo credit: Southern Living Plant Collection | Annual: White Linen(R) ToreniaTorenia, or wishbone flower, is a great substitute for impatiens (a deer favorite), flowering all summer in shade and standing up to heat and humidity. This crisp white and yellow variety is a cooling touch that brightens a shady corner. Photo credit: Proven Winners | Perennial: BergeniaBergenia's thick leaves, which give them their common name of Pigsqueak when rubbed, seem to be too rubbery for most deer. Winterglow(R) is a variety with glowing red fall foliage. Photo credit: Walters Gardens, Inc. |
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Rhizome: RohdeaDeserves to be better known and more often used. Also called Sacred lily, it boasts bright red berries in winter for all-season interest. Try it in place of hosta. Photo credit: Erica Glasener, Gibbs Gardens. | Grassy Plant: Carex - Buy OnlineNot a true grass, carex handles many of the same tough conditions like low water. 'Eversheen' from the EverColor line, has bright yellow stripes on its evergreen foliage that coordinates with the Torenia and daffodils. Photo credit: Southern Living Plant Collection. Click the image to buy now! | Bulb: DaffodilDaffodils are a well-known deer-resistant option that get your garden off to a glowing start in spring. Photo credit: National Garden Bureau. |
Foliage: Autumn FernFerns are rarely browsed by deer, and Autumn fern brings bronze tones to the spring garden on fronds that persist through winter in warm regions. Photo credit: Helen Newling Lawson | Groundcover: EpimediumEpimedium, also known as barrenwort or fairy wings, is a lot tougher than it looks. This groundcover handles tough shade beautifully, has delicate flowers in early spring, and red autumn foliage. Photo credit: Helen Newling Lawson | Small tree: Red buckeyeA native tree that blooms in the woods--and attracts hummingbirds to its tubular red flowers! Add in deer resistance, and you have a real winner. Take care to keep children from eating the toxic seeds. Photo credit: Helen Newling Lawson. |
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