Regional Picks: Deerproof Perennials – California

‘Coronation Gold’ fern-leaf yarrow

Name:Achillea‘Coronation Gold’

USDA Hardiness Zones:3 to 9

Size:2 to 3 feet tall and 1 to 3 feet full , clumping

condition : Full sun ; drought patient of

cervid run through some Achillea millefolium , but ‘ Coronation Gold ’ is left unmoved . In former summer , woody stalk culminate in bombastic flat - top clump of long - lasting , golden jaundiced flowers . The seed headspring add twilight and winter sake , though blow normally breaks the stalks . Because the foliage is attractive for month , a clustering of this yarrow is a focal plant by itself and a warm addition to the perennial boundary line . It is ideal for meadow gardens , well halt its own with grasses and other strong perennials . Though drouth liberal , it will farm larger in deep soil with watering every two to three weeks .

Oriental poppy

Name:Papaver orientaleand cvs.

Zones:3 to 9

Size:1 to 4 fundament marvelous and 3 to 4 feet wide-cut

Conditions : Full Lord’s Day to light shade ; rich , well - drained soil but tolerate jolty ground

Oriental poppy ( ‘ Patty ’s Plum ’ , render ) blooms in a wide range of sheer colors — all left unaffected by deer . Watching the spring bud swell and pop off its outer carapace adds to the playfulness of originate this perennial . After the carapace is get going , an exquisite flower emerges . The foliation is attractive before the flowers form but fades soon after bloom , disappearing by midsummer . This state of affairs is easily break up by growing the plant near late - blooming perennials or in hayfield garden . Oriental poppy need winter quiver to grow and bloom well .

Sticky Jerusalem sage

Name:Phlomis russeliana

Size:1 to 3 groundwork grandiloquent and wide

Conditions : Full Lord’s Day to partial shade ; fertile , well - drained soil

Sticky Jerusalem salvia is a strong perennial with large heart - shape leaves that cervid pass by even when there is trivial else to eat . Because the works grows together tightly and does not die back in wintertime , it ’s also great for suppressing weeds . Each twelvemonth , the cluster of plants increases in size , spreading — though not sharply — by shortsighted rhizomes . In early summer , grandiloquent stalks unfold with clump of pale yellow heyday along the shank , endure several week . The light brownish seed head are an interesting twilight and wintertime accent , stay upright even with heavy rainwater , wind instrument , and Charles Percy Snow .

Wall germander

Name:Teucrium chamaedrys

Zones:4 to 9

Size:1 foot tall and 2 foot wide

Conditions : Full sun to calorie-free shade ; well - drain soil

Wall germander is a great substitute for Turkish boxwood , a deer favorite . This attractive , vigorous ground cover can be used in an informal garden or trimmed to fit a more formal area . upright piano stalks with pocket-sized , dark unripe leaves blossom in mid- to late summer with small scarlet - regal flowers on the upper few inches of the stalking . It requires body of water once every two to three weeks during summertime but will permit more frequent irrigation . Seed head are of textural interest in fall and winter . Wall germander should be prune back in late wintertime to encourage young growth .

Carolyn Singer , writer ofDeer in My Garden , volumes 1 and 2 , gardens near Grass Valley , California .

Photos , except where observe : good manners of Carolyn Singer ; top right and center left , Michelle Gervais ; bottom right , Jennifer Benner

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