![]() They are heavy re-seeders as well, and often can produce additional plants that can be used all over the landscape. One thing is for sure, there is a color of coneflower for nearly every flowerbed theme!Ĭoneflowers are extremely low-maintenance, and do not require watering or fertilizer once established. You can find them in a wide range of varieties, from white, red and pink, to purple, orange and gold. And that seed cone attracts all kinds of pollinators – including birds, bees and butterflies. They also double as a great food source for birds in the fall.Ī member of the Daisy family, Coneflowers produce flowers with colorful petals that surround a rounded center seed cone. With a daisy like bloom, coneflowers hold up well to drought and deer. Talk about a great perennial with big blooms, coneflower holds up well to drought and deer! ![]() Last, but not certainly least on our deer resistant perennial plant list are coneflowers. #5 Coneflower – Deer Resistant Perennials Bees and butterflies will visit the plants repeatedly over the course of their long bloom cycles. Their blooms form on woody stems that depending on the variety, can range from just a few inches long, to 24 inches or more.Īnd do the pollinators ever love them! Much like bee balm, astilbe produces blooms that are highly attractive to a wide range of pollinators. Not only do they help protect the plants, the two growth-styles and foliage patterns fit perfectly well together.Īstilbe can be found in varieties ranging from 8 to 12 inches in height, up to nearly 6 feet tall and beyond. They are a wonderful perennial for attracting pollinators, and can help to protect other plants deer love to eat when planted in close proximity.Īstilbe is a great choice for planting around hostas to help hide and protect them a bit from deer. That means when planted near plants deer love, it can help protect them as well!Īstilbe can add serious flower power to the shadier areas of your yard. Making it even more attractive, not only is it deer-resistant, it’s scent actually repels deer. In fact, its fragrant spiky blooms are so good at bringing in pollinators, other varieties of plants planted in close proximity will see increased pollination as well.īee balm is a relatively low-maintenance, easy care perennial. Not only is it highly drought and deer resistant, it also attracts bees, birds and butterflies in droves. ![]() #3 Bee Balm – Deer Resistant Perennialsīee balm has so many incredible qualities as a perennial, that it’s truly a must-have plant for any landscape. Their flowers closely resemble a cross between a daisy and a coneflower, and are simply stunning to behold. In fact, they actually prefer less water and are considered a highly drought-resistant plant.īlanketflower grows in a mounding form, reaching about 14 to 16 inches in height. They thrive in full sun, and require very little water to survive. The perennial is one of the longest blooming plants of all – and looks great in the landscape or in containers.īlanketflower stays in continual bloom all through the summer months, and even into early fall. It’s not only perfect for planting in flowerbeds, but it pots and containers as well.īlanketflower’s blooms just keep coming. Talk about a perennial with all season flower power! Blanket flower blooms so thick and dense, it often gets confused as an annual. (See : The Most Amazing Perennial Ever – Blanketflower!) In fact, we love this deer resistant perennial so much, we penned an entire article on it this past summer. We would be hard pressed to leave Blanketflower out of our list today of deer resistant perennials. Just one more reason to add them to your landscape this year! #2 Blanketflower – Deer Resistant Perennials The herbaceous perennial dies back completely each year, re-emerging with new foliage in the spring.Īlthough deer may not be attracted to lupines, pollinators are! In fact, lupines attract all types of butterflies, bees and birds to the landscape. They are a full sun plant, and require at least 6 to 8 hours of sunlight to produce their flowers. ![]() Lupines grow well and survive in growing zones 4 through 8. A member of the pea family, lupines will bloom profusely for weeks on end – and in a wide array of colors too! What makes this perennial so unique and special are it’s incredibly prolific and long lasting blooms. ![]() Not only are the plants beautiful, they also have long taproots that actually help to break up hard soil and improve your flowerbeds over time. Lupines send up long slender blooms from spring until mid summer. ![]()
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