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Ligularia ‘Britt Marie Crawford’ is
a shade-loving perennial that is deer-resistant.
Foxglove is a deer-resistant plant that starts blooming in
May and continues through much of the early summer.
A bench is filled with many different heuchera plants
at Trax Farms in Finleyville. It is a tough,
deer-resistant and beautiful perennial.
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had quite a stomachache.
Siberian iris is something they’ve never touched in my
garden. The plants can produce blue, white and yellow flowers
in different shades. This perennial will grow in conditions
ranging from part shade to full sun. I love “Caesar’s Brother,”
but there are also many other wonderful varieties.
I can’t imagine a garden without foxglove. Most are
technically a biennial, meaning they grow foliage the first year,
flowers the second year and then die. Since it throws seeds
everywhere, though, once it gets started, the plant shows up
annually wherever it’s happy.
I’ve never seen the deer touch it, as it’s another poisonous
plant. Foxglove enjoys part shade to full sun and comes in
a wide range of colors. There’s a related annual plant called
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