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Wicked Blue

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43. Lavender is about the only plant the deer won't eat

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sat Jul 11, 2026, 08:27 PM

12 hrs ago

and I have several. Also a couple of rosemary plants that they avoid.

I have a few plants protectively caged. Buddleia (they eat the parts that stick out). Dianthus "Cheddar pink". Catmint. Alyssum. Clematis. A peony. An iris. Vinca - which they usually leave alone. Native columbine in a pot. A couple of rhododendrons and a hellebore.

Everything's in bad shape because of a long drought.

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