Regional Picks: Deerproof Perennials – Mountain West

Gallery series lupine

Name:LupinusGallery series

USDA Hardiness Zones:4 to 8

Size:16 to 20 inch grandiloquent and 12 to 16 inches spacious

consideration : Full Sunday to partial shade ; prefers moist , rich soils but will tolerate ironic , poor stain

This compact series of lupin is smashing for our region because it ’s brusque than other varieties , so the gusty confidential information are n’t able to blow it over as well . cerise , blue , yellow , pink , and white flowers are uncommitted . Its rainbow blooms are salient in late springiness on into our cool summer . cervid head off lupin because the intact flora is venomous if ingested , peculiarly the seed and pod .

‘Munstead’ lavender

Name:Lavandula angustifolia‘Munstead’

Zones:4 to 8

Size:18 column inch tall and 2 feet wide

circumstance : Full sun ; well - drain soil

Although sources list it as only hardy to Zone 5 , ‘ Munstead ’ lavender returns dependably in my Zone 4 Montana garden , even at an elevation of 4,800 feet . I have develop it for year in my perennial garden . cervid stay away from it because of its strong fragrance — which is why I love it . ‘ Munstead ’ is evergreen but get down a little leggy here after winter . I advocate cutting it back to 3 to 5 inches aboveground each spring for full , compact growth .

Silver mound

Name:Artemisia schmidtiana

Size:1 foot marvelous and 18 in wide

It is concentrated to take the air by silver knoll without bending down to pet its easygoing , redolent , silvery grey leaf . And it ’s that pungent herbaceous plant scent that beat back the deer . Silver cumulation ferment well planted in a drought - tolerant landscape painting . Combine it with bright - coloured flowers that also love the sun .

‘Arizona Sun’ blanket flower

Name:Gaillardia‘Arizona Sun’

Zones:3 to 8

Size:8 to 10 inches tall and 1 infantry wide

Conditions : Full Sunday ; moist , well - drain soil but will support poor stain and drought

Because deer do n’t consume blanket prime , I ’ve experimented with several of the new hybrids in my garden ; unfortunately , they have n’t overwintered well . One of the intrepid cultivars of the bunch is ‘ Arizona Sun ’ . It has aureate yellow – tipped mahogany - red flowers , which bulge out blooming in July and will continue until frost if they are consistently deadheaded .

Jan Cashmanand her family line own Cashman Nursery & Landscaping in Bozeman , Montana .

Photos : courtesy of Kevin Wiedenheft ; Bill Johnson ; Saxon Holt ; Jennifer Benner ; Susan A. Roth

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