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19. I have paperwhite narcissus - same family as daffodils

Reply to wryter2000 (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 18, 2021, 07:50 PM

Jan 2021

Many daffodils don't naturalize very well here, though I do have a few that have survived over the years. They bloom later so until then I won't know how many we have. African Iris do well here, the cream bloom ones do better than the white ones. Deer don't eat them, either. Not native but hardy - some places plant them in road medians and they will come back after being run over!

I can't grow roses - I'm allergic to their odor. One year I tried pansies. The deer ate all the blooms the first night they were in the ground. Next night they pulled up the rest of the plants, bit off the roots, and left they laying on the ground. I don't plant pansies anymore.

I'm trying to select native plants that are deer resistant - I have several gardening books written by a local author who gives good recommendations, though he does not just recommend natives.

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OMG! I'm surrounded! [View all] csziggy Jan 2021 OP

Oh, deer! underpants Jan 2021 #1

My last dog would ignore deer and elk, looking beyond them every time in hopes of hlthe2b Jan 2021 #2

My Pekingese would chase deer all day! SharonAnn Jan 2021 #15

I gave up on growing veggies decades ago csziggy Jan 2021 #17

Cats ignoring deer-- no surprise there ailsagirl Jan 2021 #3

My old cat would stalk the deer csziggy Jan 2021 #18

Daffodils wryter2000 Jan 2021 #4

I have paperwhite narcissus - same family as daffodils csziggy Jan 2021 #19

Years ago we lived near a wooded area and would sometime see deer The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2021 #5

the two Chihuahua crosses theink they are going to take a deer down Kali Jan 2021 #11

Cats chasing deer are like dogs chasing cars csziggy Jan 2021 #20

The course is clear. LSFL Jan 2021 #6

For about thirty years after we bought this place we did not hunt the deer. csziggy Jan 2021 #26

If you get the chance LSFL Jan 2021 #37

I just let them keep the meat csziggy Jan 2021 #38

Cute! Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #7

Not long after we first bought this farm I heard screams down in a lower pasture csziggy Jan 2021 #28

Aww! Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #30

Lantana UpInArms Jan 2021 #8

Yes, lantana is poisonous csziggy Jan 2021 #29

Curry plants Buzz cook Jan 2021 #9

I don't think they are native to North Florida csziggy Jan 2021 #31

Wonderful! MuseRider Jan 2021 #10

"I will have to plant stuff that the deer will not eat." flamin lib Jan 2021 #12

+1 happybird Jan 2021 #14

Here natives that deer don't eat are pretty numerous csziggy Jan 2021 #34

They came up on my deck last summer to eat my veggie plants happybird Jan 2021 #13

I'm surprised they ate your coneflowers. I have a bunch of them, but they've never messed with them Frustratedlady Jan 2021 #22

Does the spray smell like bad bacon? happybird Jan 2021 #24

It's hard to describe. A little rotten egg smell...(we sound like we're spraying breakfast!). Frustratedlady Jan 2021 #33

they say motion detector sprinklers work. mopinko Jan 2021 #16

I thought one of them was rabid... Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #21

i had 2 of them sniffing around my back gate a while back. mopinko Jan 2021 #23

I've encountered them a few times while hiking... Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #25

i hate typing on my phone. mopinko Jan 2021 #27

We've gotten way too much rain to add more water to the yard. csziggy Jan 2021 #35

I remember after my wife and I moved to New Jersey from California and bought our house. NNadir Jan 2021 #32

The deer owned this part of the farm before we built our house here csziggy Jan 2021 #36

I've advocated for the reintroduction of wolves and panthers to NJ, but it hasn't been too... NNadir Jan 2021 #39

I'm sure they are annoying and distructive and I sympathize with you, but OTOH, Fla Dem Jan 2021 #40

The most annoying part is that I cannot leave my bird feeders out in the evenings csziggy Jan 2021 #41