From Mélie’s Garden 2013
This winter, Cynnie Cook found a list of “Rabbit Resistant Perennials” from a gardening article Leila Hadley Luce wrote for the Fishers Island Gazette. We both thought the list was worth reprinting in the Fog Horn. I will not guarantee it is “full proof” for I learned, years ago, while living in Bedford, NY, that the deer ate one plant on our property, while ignoring it on our neighbor’s and vise-a-versa. So, I hesitate to say anything is “full proof”, but a number of these plants have grown in my garden on Fishers Island without a bite from deer or rabbit!
Rabbit Resistant Perennials
Achillea Corydalis Narcissus
Aconitum (Monkshood) Digitalis (Foxglove) Nepeta (Catmint)
Anaphailis Doronicum Paeonia (Peony)
Anemone Epimedium Papaver (Poppy)
Aquilegia Filipendula Polygonatum
Artemisia Gentiana Polygonum
Aster Geranium Salvia
Astilbe Helleborus Sedum
Baptisia Hemerocallis (Daylillies) Stachys
Campanula Hosta Trillium
Cimicifuga Iris Trollius
Colchicum Kniphofia (Poker Plant) Yucca
Convallaria (Lilly of the Valley)
Rabbit Resistant Vegetables & Annuals
Corn Garlic
Cucumbers Onions
Peppers Dusty Miller
Potatoes Marigolds
Squash Tomatoes
